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| Issuer | Central Bank of Turkmenistan |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Currency | New manat (2009-date) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Sultan Sanjar Türkmen at right, wearing a white turban with jewelled ornament, identified by inscription above. At centre-left, a colour-shifting optical variable numeral '5' overlaps a map of Turkmenistan in green and blue tones, with the national coat of arms rendered in a geometric star vignette to its right. The upper register carries the denomination numeral '5' and legend 'BÄŞ MANAT' against an ornate gold guilloche background with traditional carpet-pattern motifs; the date '2012' appears at upper right. |
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| Obverse lettering | BÄŞ MANAT TÜRKMENISTANYŇ MERKEZI BANKY ŞU BANKNOT TÖLEGLERIŇ ÄHLI GÖRNÜŞLERI ÜÇIN ÝÖREÝÄR (Translation: Five Manat, Central Bank of Turkmenistan, This banknote is valid for all types of payments) |
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Thomas De La Rue has printed Turkmenistan's manat series since the currency's reintroduction in 2009, when the Central Bank redenominated at 5,000 old manat to one new — one of the more aggressive redenominations of the post-Soviet period. The 2012 dated notes were part of a consolidation of that new series rather than a response to any monetary crisis.
De La Rue's optical variable ink application on the lower denominations of this series is notably restrained compared to higher values, consistent with the bank's tiered security specification across the manat range.