TURKMENISTAN: AR 500 manat, 2005, KM--, 60 Years of Victory in Great Patriotic War, Turkmenistan coat of arms // monument to Niyazov Atamuratov in Ashgabat, sunlight and fireworks in background, in original box of issue of the British Royal Mint with Certificate of Authenticity, Proof, ex Hans Mondorf Collection. Atamyrat Nyýazov was the father of the first President of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov. He was a school teacher, a financial worker, and soldier of the Great Patriotic War. He was a member of the 535 Guards Regiment, 2nd Guards Division and a squad commander. On December 24, 1942 he died during heavy fighting for the Caucasus in Chikola, North Ossetia.
Estimate: 100-125 USD