Catalog
10 Manat
| Issuer | Central State Bank of Turkmenistan |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents an intaglio rendering of the Sultan Tekeş Mausoleum at Köneürgenç, captioned below as TEKEŞIN YADYGARLIGI within an arched architectural frame. To the left, the State Emblem of Turkmenistan — an Akhal-Teke horse within a circular laurel wreath — is executed in fine line engraving. The borders carry traditional Turkmen carpet-pattern geometric ornamentation over a multicolour guilloche underprint in deep rose-red tones. |
| Reverse lettering | TÜRKMENISTANYÑ MERKEZI DÖWLET BANKY TÜRKMENISTANYÑ MERKEZI DÖWLET BANKYNYN BANKNOTLARYNY GALP YOL BILEN YASAMAK KANUN BOYUNÇA YZARLANYLÝAR ON MANAT (Translation: Central State Bank of Turkmenistan, All forgeries of the banknotes of the Central State Bank of Turkmenistan are punishable by law, Ten Manat) |
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Turkmenistan's first sovereign currency series launched in November 1993, when the country introduced the manat to replace the Soviet ruble just two years after independence. The Canadian Bank Note Company in Ottawa handled production of the entire inaugural series — an unusual choice for a Central Asian state, but one driven by the practical reality that no regional printer had the capacity or security infrastructure to handle a new national currency on short notice.
The P#3 is among the lower denominations of that first issue, which ran from 1 to 500 manat. Rampant inflation quickly rendered the smaller notes economically marginal, and a heavily redesigned second series followed in 1995.