The Central Bank of Turkmenistan issued sets of commemorative golden and silver coins on State Flag Day, the Ashgabat correspondent of Turkmenistan.ru reports. Each set consists of 3 coins, each worth Manat 1000. Silver coins with the diameter of 38,61 mm and the weight of 28,28 gram were made of silver of the 925 standard. Their golden analogues (916,7 standard) weight 39,94 gram with the same diameter.
http://www.turkmenistan.ru/?page_id=3&...;sort=date_desc
Interesting - never knew that they were minted by the British Royal Mint. Makes no sense why their coins aren't minted in Russia. Maybe more expensive???
Turkmenbashi wants only the best mint to handle coins with his portrait. 
They are missing other precious metals
QUOTE(akdrv @ Feb 20 2007, 03:03 AM) [snapback]304163[/snapback]
Turkmenbashi wants only the best mint to handle coins with his portrait.
They would be a fitting memorial to one of the most meglomaniacal dictators so far in the last decade, he finally gave up the ghost last month, and now they have a new idiot to lead them to ruin.
QUOTE(Scottishmoney @ Feb 20 2007, 01:34 PM) [snapback]304175[/snapback]
They would be a fitting memorial to one of the most meglomaniacal dictators so far in the last decade, he finally gave up the ghost last month, and now they have a new idiot to lead them to ruin.
Actually that devil was not so black as painted. There's some things in Turkmenistan that the other people just can dream about. And when Western civilization (especially Americans) will understand that western model of democracy is not universal and is not suitable for every country!
But I'm wondering if there will be new coins with the portrey of (try to pronounce!) Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov. And what size should be font of inscription "President of Turkmenistan G... B..." on smaller coins!
This is a "lo-fi" version of our main content. To view the full version with more information, formatting and images, please click here.