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500 Manat Pallas Cat
| Issuer | Turkmenistan |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse lettering | TÜRKMENISTANYÑ PREZIDENTI SAPARMYRAT NYYAZOW |
| Reverse description | A Pallas's cat (Felis manul, also known as the manul) depicted in full body, crouching low over a rocky ground scattered with pebbles, facing left with a naturalistic and detailed rendering of its dense fur. Mountain peaks appear in the upper left field and stylised steppe vegetation in the upper right, evoking the animal's Central Asian habitat. The species name FELIS MANUL PALLAS arcs across the upper field, the denomination 500 MANAT appears at the top centre, the date 1996 is inscribed in the lower left field, and the common name MANUL appears as an exergual legend at the base. |
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| Mintage | 1996 - Proof - 5,000 |
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