10 Manat - 1993 - P3 - B103a - Unc

SCWPM.P3 - TBB..B103a - Date: ND (1993)
Grade: UNC - Signature: 1 - Prefix: AA

Description:
Colour: Orange.
Front: Turkmenistanyn Hökümetinin Jayy building; President Saparmurat Niyazov.
Back: Coat of arms; Tekesin Yadygärligi building (mausoleum).
Solid security thread. - Watermark: Rearing Arabian horse.
Printer: (TDLR). - Size: 132 x 66 mm. - Material: Paper
General information: Turkmenistan has long served as a thoroughfare for several empires and cultures.Merv is one of the oldest oasis-cities in Central Asia, and was once among the biggest cities in the world. It was also one of the great cities of the Islamic world and an important stop on the Silk Road. Annexed by the Russian Empire in 1881, Turkmenistan figured prominently in the anti-Bolshevik movement in Central Asia. In 1925, Turkmenistan became a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (Turkmen SSR); it became independent after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991