The new One Pound coin in base metal, nickel-brass was introduced in 1983, as a replacement for the Â£1 banknote. Banknotes, being made of paper suffer from wear and tear more readily than metal coins.By 1983, the life expectancy of the Â£1 note was about 6 months, and that of a coin is about 100 years.he new One Pound coin in base metal, nickel-brass was introduced in 1983, as a replacement for the Â£1 banknote. Banknotes, being made of paper suffer from wear and tear more readily than metal coins.
Muslims: Farsi, English, Arabic, Bosnian, Pushtu, French, etc. Whatever language of that country that Muslim lives in. Although some Muslims learn Arabic for prayer and Qur'an study. Jews: Whatever language of that country that Jew happens to live in. Prior to the holocaust, many urban European Jewish communities spoke Yiddish, and still do in Brooklyn, parts of Russia, parts of London, etc.
The official language, Turkish, is the first language spoken by 90% of the 71.1m population. Minority languages include Kurdish, spoken by 6% of the population, although this isn't recognised as an official language. Arabic is spoken by 1.2% of the Turkish population; most of those speakers are bilingual Arabic and Turkish speakers. Other minority languages include Circassian, spoken by more than 0.09% throughout the country, Greek, Armenian and Judezmo, a Romance language spoken by Jews. BBC News Online country profile.