Watch List notes:

TURKMENISTAN: silver 6-coin proof set, 2006, set of 6 different 500 manat coins, The "Ruhnama" series, in original case of issue from the British Royal Mint with Certificate of Authenticity, very low mintage of only 200 sets, Proof, R, ex Hans Mondorf Collection. Ruhnama (The Book of the Soul) is a book written by Saparmurat Niyazov (Türkmenbashy), who was President of Turkmenistan from 1990 to 2006, combining spiritual/moral guidance, autobiography and revisionist history; much of it is of dubious or disputed factuality and accuracy. The text includes many stories and poems, including those by Sufi poet Magtymguly Pyragy. It was intended as the "spiritual guidance of the nation" and the basis of the nation's arts and literature, by creating a positive image of the Turkmen people, a heroic interpretation of its history, the review of Turkmen customs and the definition of "moral, family, social and religious norms for modern Turkmens."

Estimate: 300-500 USD