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500 Manat Muhammet Togrul Beg
| Issuer | Central Bank of Turkmenistan |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Value | 500 Manat (500 TMM) |
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| Reverse description | Full-length frontal figure of Muhammet Togrul Beg, the Seljuk Turkmen sultan (c. 990–1063), depicted in royal regalia including a crown and ceremonial robes, his right arm raised in a commanding gesture and his left hand holding a mace or scepter. The figure stands in the central field with the denomination 500 MANAT inscribed to the lower left. The name MUHAMMET TOGRUL BEG and the ethnic identifier TÜRKMEN appear as legends above the figure, while the issuing authority TÜRKMENISTANYŇ MERKEZI BANKY arcs across the upper border and the series title BEÝIK TÜRKMEN ŞAHSYÝETLERI (Outstanding Personalities of Turkmenistan) curves along the lower border. The date 2001 appears to the right of the figure. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Tughril (also rendered Togrul) founded the Seljuk Empire after decisively defeating the Ghaznavid sultan Masud I at the Battle of Dandanaqan in 1040, a victory that opened Khorasan — and ultimately Anatolia — to Turkic settlement. His lineage gave Turkmenistan a direct ancestor to claim, and the post-Soviet republic leaned heavily on such figures when constructing a national historical identity after independence in 1991.
The 2001 commemorative silver program from Ashgabat drew on this impulse systematically, pairing numismatic issues with figures the Niyazov government had designated as proto-Turkmen heroes. Tughril died in 1063 near Ray, in present-day Iran.