Currency of Turkmenistan 10000 Manat banknote 1998 Turkmenbashi, President Saparmurat Niyazov
Central Bank of Turkmenistan - Türkmenistanyň Merkezi Banky
Obverse: Portrait of Saparmurat Niyazov "Turkmenbashi" former President of Turkmenistan. At center: The Palace of Turkmenbashi in Independence Square, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The presidential palace was named after the first post-independence leader, President Saparmurat Niyazov — a mercurial and often megalomaniacal character who officially went by the title of Turkmenbashi, or Father of the Turkmens. Signature: Khudaiberdy Orazov.
Reverse: The State Emblem of Turkmenistan at left (version 1992-2000). Saparmurat Hajji Mosque at center.
Watermark: Akhal-Teke horse. Yanardag (Turkmen: Ýanardag/Янардаг "Fiery Mountain", born 1991), is an Akhal-Teke stallion owned by the former President of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov.
Size: 156 x 78 mm.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, England.