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5 Manat
| Issuer | Central State Bank of Turkmenistan |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Currency | Manat (1993-2009) |
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| Obverse description | The central vignette presents an intaglio view of the Ashgabat Music College (Sazcylyk Okuw Jayy) at centre, set against a multicolour guilloche underprint, with a Parthian horn-shaped rhyton rendered in blue at right and a large numeral '5' in guilloche at left. The bank title 'TÜRKMENISTANYÑ MERKEZI DÖWLET BANKY' appears at top in bold lettering, with the legal tender clause below, while the denomination 'BAS MANAT' is stated in large letters at the foot of the note. Denomination numerals '5' appear in each corner, with ornamental rosettes bearing 'BAS MANAT' at the four corners of the border. |
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| Reverse lettering | TÜRKMENISTANYÑ MERKEZI DÖWLET BANKY TÜRKMENISTANYÑ MERKEZI DÖWLET BANKYNYÑ BANKNOTLARYNY GALP YOL BILEN YASAMAK KANUN BOYUNÇA YZARLANYLÝAR BÄŞ MANAT |
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Turkmenistan's first banknote series appeared in November 1993, months after independence from the Soviet Union, replacing the Russian ruble at a rate of 2 manat per ruble. De La Rue produced the notes under considerable time pressure — the government had been using Soviet-era transitional coupons and needed a permanent currency quickly. The watermark is the sole security feature, a minimalist specification that reflected budget constraints rather than any assessment of counterfeiting risk in a newly sovereign state.
Pick #2 is among the more common denominations from this inaugural series, though early issues are prone to edge wear given the light paper stock used.