Coin
10 Teňňe (1993) — Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan • 1993 • KM#3, Schön#4
Overview
A copper plated steel coin from Turkmenistan featuring the bust of President Saparmurat Niyazov.
Specifications
- Country
- Turkmenistan
- Year
- 1993
- Composition
- Copper plated steel
- Weight
- 4.5 g
- Diameter
- 22.5 mm
- Thickness
- 1.7 mm
- Mint
- Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM#3, Schön#4
- Issuer
- Turkmenistan
Design details
Obverse
Bust of president Saparmurat Niyazov facing left.
Reverse
Value in center of designs within circle
Collector insights
- Series context: Part of the Standard circulation coins series — collectors typically assemble full-year date runs, so single years within an established series carry demand beyond raw mintage.
- Struck at: Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date). Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Mintage vs. survival: Reported mintage of 75,000,000 is high, but circulation attrition, currency-reform meltdowns, and low collector-preservation rates mean uncirculated (MS-63+) examples are meaningfully scarcer than the raw figure suggests. Check third-party population reports (PCGS/NGC) for realistic survival in top grades.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM#3, Schön#4. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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