Turkmenistan Money 10000 Manat banknote 2005 Turkmenbashi, President Saparmurat Niyazov

Currency of Turkmenistan 10000 Manat banknote 2005 Turkmenbashi, President Saparmurat Niyazov

Central Bank of Turkmenistan - Türkmenistanyň Merkezi Banky

Obverse: Portrait of Saparmurat Niyazov "Turkmenbashi" former President of Turkmenistan. At right: 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.
Five-headed eagle with a two-headed snake in its claws (detail of  Presidential Standard of Turkmenistan) at upper right.
Reverse: The State Emblem of Turkmenistan with realistic image of the horse (Yanardag with white spots on its legs) at upper right. Monument to the Independence of Turkmenistan at center.

Watermark: A portrait of the former President Saparmurat Niazov "Turkmenbashi" and his signature.
Size: 156 x 78 mm.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, England.