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1000 Manat Presidency of ONU - Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
| Issuer | Turkmenistan |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Currency | Manat (1993-2009) |
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| Obverse description | Central effigy of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov standing at a podium, facing slightly left, delivering an address. The figure is rendered in high relief against a plain field. A circular legend in Latin script surrounds the design, reading the president's title and name along with a reference to the 62nd Session of the UN General Assembly. |
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| Reverse lettering | TÜRKMENISTANYŇ BMG-niň BAŞ ASSAMBLEÝASYNYŇ 62-nji SESSIÝASYNDA BAŞLYKLYK ETMEGI 1000 MANAT * 2007 * (Translation: The chairmanship of Turkmenistan in the 62nd session of UN General Assembly 1000 Manat) |
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Turkmenistan assumed the chairmanship of the United Nations Group of 77 in 2007, and the Berdimuhamedow government — barely a year into power following the death of Saparmurat Niyazov — moved quickly to issue commemorative coinage marking the occasion. It was a calculated exercise in international legitimacy: Niyazov's two-decade cult-state had left the country diplomatically isolated, and the new administration was aggressively repositioning itself on the world stage. The G77 presidency offered a convenient hook.
Struck in 22-karat gold at just under 40 grams, the issue targets the commemorative bullion market rather than any circulation purpose — Turkmenistan's domestic economy ran almost entirely on banknotes and small base-metal coinage.