Turkmenistan 5 coin set (1993)

First coin set from the Republic of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan has the smallest population in Central Asia and at the same time the world’s fourth-largest natural gas reserves. The desert country on the historical Silk Road is home to the ruins of the oasis city of Merw, which was one of the largest cities in the world in the 12th century. This is the complete first set of circulation coins of the Turkmenistan Manat after independence from the Soviet Union in 1993. The obverses of the coins depict, according to legal requirements, a portrait of the first president Saparmyrat Nyýazow. The reverses show the denomination, various ornaments and a drinking horn. – Coins from the crossroads of civilizations – Motif design by law – First issue of the central bank