500 Manat Ak Bugdai; round

500 Manat (Ak Bugdai; round) - obverse500 Manat (Ak Bugdai; round) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Turkmenistan
Period Republic (1991-date)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2004
Value 500 Manat (500 TMM)
Currency Manat (1993-2009)
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 28.28 g
Diameter 38.61 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
16806
References KM# 62
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

100th Anniversary of the discovery of (wheat) AK Bugday

Obverse

The left profile of President Saparmurat Niyazov (1991-2006).

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TÜRKMENISTANYŇ ILKINJI WE ÖMÜRLIK PREZIDENTI
• SAPARMYRAT TÜRKMENBAŞY •

Translation:
The first and lifelong President of Turkmenistan
Saparmurat Türkmenbaşy (meaning Head of the Turkmen)

Reverse

In the center of the coin depicts the monument Anau and ascending from it, like rays of the sun, the ears of wheat. Below there is a value.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
AK BUGADAÝYÑ TAPYLAN YNA 100 ÝYL
500
MANAT
ÄNEW 2004

Translation:
The 100th anniversary of the discovery of Ak Bugdai
Anau 2004

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

The national Museum "AK Bugday" (the Museum "white wheat"), located in the town of Annau, the administrative centre of Ahal velayat. The world's only museum of wheat. At this place in 1904 archeological expedition found a grain of wheat, whose age amounted to 5 thousand years.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2004  1 000 Proof

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