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1000 Manat Great Bustard
| Issuer | Central Bank of Turkmenistan |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Turkmenistan rendered in high relief at center, featuring a central medallion depicting an Akhal-Teke horse within a circular wreath of grain, surmounted by a crescent moon and five stars, all set within a stylized octagonal geometric frame adorned with traditional Turkmen carpet guls in the angles. Olive branches flank the lower portion of the design. The legend TURKMENISTANYN MERKEZI BANKY arcs around the upper field, with the date 2006 inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The great bustard (Otis tarda) was declared the national bird of Turkmenistan, a distinction that elevated it to official numismatic subjects alongside the country's aggressive gold coin program of the mid-2000s — a period when Saparmurat Niyazov's government was channeling hydrocarbon revenues into elaborate state symbolism. Niyazov died in December 2006, the same year this coin was struck, making issues from this year transitional artifacts of one of the most idiosyncratic personality cults in post-Soviet history.
The great bustard population across Central Asia had declined sharply due to habitat loss and hunting pressure, which lent the bird's official status a certain irony.