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1000 Manat Ashgabat earthquake
| Issuer | Central Bank of Turkmenistan |
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| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of President Saparmurat Niyazov occupies the central field, rendered in high relief with carefully detailed hair and facial features. The upper legend TÜRKMENISTANYÑ PREZIDENTI arcs along the upper periphery, while SAPARMYRAT NYÝAZOW curves along the lower portion of the coin. The portrait is unadorned and presented in a formal, contemporary style befitting a head of state commemorative issue. |
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| Reverse description | The central device depicts the Gurbansoltan-eje monument in Ashgabat, a sculptural group rendered in high relief atop a stepped pedestal, flanked on either side by stylized geometric forms evoking collapsed or fractured architectural elements commemorating the 1948 earthquake. The dates 1948-1998 appear prominently on the pedestal face, with the denomination 1000 MANAT inscribed below. The surrounding legend reads AŞGABAT YER TITREMESINE 50 YYL above and GURBANSOLTAN EJE YADYGÄRLIGI below, separated by bullet stops, all in Latin script along the coin's periphery. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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