Turkmenistani manat

The manat (Turkmen: manat; abbreviation: m; code: TMT) is the currency of Turkmenistan. The original manat was introduced on 1 November 1993, replacing the rouble at a rate of 1 manat = Rbls 500. The manat is subdivided into 100 tenge (Turkmen: teňňe).

Manat
Türkmen manady (Turkmen)
500 manat banknote
ISO 4217
CodeTMT (numeric: 934)
Subunit0.01
Unit
Unitmanat
PluralThe language(s) of this currency do(es) not have a morphological plural distinction.
Symbolm
Denominations
Subunit
1100tenge
Symbol
tenget
Banknotes
Freq. used1, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 manats
Rarely used500 manats
Coins
Freq. used1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 tenge, 1, 2 manats
Demographics
User(s) Turkmenistan
Issuance
Central bankCentral Bank of Turkmenistan
Websitewww.cbt.tm
PrinterDe La Rue
WebsiteDe La Rue
MintRoyal Mint
WebsiteThe Royal Mint
Valuation
Inflation8.5%
SourceThe World Factbook, 2012 est.
Pegged withUS dollar (USD)
US$1 = 3.50 manats

Due to heavy inflation a new manat was introduced on 1 January 2009 at the rate of 5,000 old manats to 1 new manat.

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