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| Issuer | Central Bank of Turkmenistan |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Currency | New manat (2009-date) |
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| Obverse description | At left, the 30th anniversary commemorative logo above a vignette of the Arkadag Monument; at centre, a map of Turkmenistan integrated into the underprint alongside the national coat of arms; the denomination numeral appears as a see-through registration device and is repeated in green SPARK optically variable ink at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of the administrative Hyakimlik building of Arkadag city; the crescent moon and five stars of the national emblem appear above; a holographic stripe at left incorporates two stars in the Spotlight feature and an image of the Arkadag Monument rendered in PureImage technology. |
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Turkmenistan's commemorative banknote program has grown increasingly elaborate under Serdar Berdimuhamedov, continuing the personality-cult issuance patterns established by his father. The "Year of Peace and Trust" designation is a state-declared thematic year — a recurring propaganda device in Turkmen official culture — making this note as much a political artifact as a monetary instrument.
De La Rue's Safeguard polymer substrate, adopted here, is the same platform used by several central Asian issuers seeking higher security at lower volume runs. Whether this note sees meaningful circulation or functions primarily as a collectible issue is a question Ashgabat's central bank has rarely bothered to answer publicly.