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| Issuer | Central Bank of Turkmenistan |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The State Emblem of Turkmenistan rendered in high relief at center, depicting a Akhal-Teke horse within a circular wreath of wheat ears and cotton bolls, surmounted by a crescent moon and five stars, all set within an eight-pointed star frame against a polished dark field. The legend TÜRKMENISTANYŇ MERKEZI BANKY arcs along the upper periphery, with the denomination ÝÜZ MANAT inscribed along the lower periphery. The fineness Au 916,7 appears at lower left and the weight 39,94 gr. at lower right in the field, flanking the central emblem. |
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| Reverse lettering | «DURNUKLY ULAG ULGAMY BOÝUNÇA ÄHLIUMUMY MASLAHATY» 2016 |
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Turkmenistan's commemorative gold program has long functioned as a vehicle for state messaging, with the Central Bank issuing coins tied directly to government-hosted international events. The First Global Conference on Sustainable Transport, held in Ashgabat in November 2016, was organized under UN auspices — one of the Turkmen government's sustained efforts to position the country as a neutral diplomatic hub following its 1995 UN-recognized permanent neutrality status.
Gold at .916 fineness places this squarely in 22-karat territory, the traditional standard for bullion-adjacent commemoratives from post-Soviet Central Asian mints.