Product Description
SCWPM.#8 - TBB.#B201a - Date: 1995
Grade: UNC - Signature: 1
Description: Colour: Green.
Front: Prezident Kosgi building; President Saparmurat Niyazov.
Back: Coat of arms. Solid security thread.
Watermark: Rearing Arabian horse. - Printer: (TDLR).
Size: 156 x 78 mm. - Material: Paper
General information: 1995 - 2000 Issues
These notes have the new name of the issuer. Higher denominations were needed to keep up with inflation.
History - Turkmenistan was part of the Soviet Union since its creation, in 1922. At first, Turkmenistan was an autonomous republic within Russian SFSR. In 1925 it was promoted to a Soviet republic. Turkmenistan is an independent country since 1991, after the breakup of the Soviet Union. Saparmurat Niyazov became Turkmenistan’s first president in 1991.
