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Goat Horn of Plenty & Turkmenbashy 50 Tennesi Turkmenistan Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry (Cornucopia) Saparmurat Niyazov (1993) Capricorn

Goat Horn of Plenty & Turkmenbashy 50 Tennesi Turkmenistan Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry (Cornucopia) Saparmurat Niyazov (1993) Capricorn

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Goat Horn of Plenty & Turkmenbashy 50 Tennesi Turkmenistan Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making (Cornucopia) (Saparmurat Niyazov) (1993) (Amaltheia) (Capricorn)

Obverse: The left profile of President Saparmurat Niyazov (1991-2006).
Lettering:: TÜRKMENISTANYÑ PREZIDENTI SAPARMYRAT NYҰAZOW
Translation:: Turkmenistan President Saparmurat Niyazov

Reverse: Cornucopia with a goat head. [Cornucopia is an ornamental container shaped like a goat's horn and has a decorative Goat's-Head end piece.]
Lettering: TÜRKMENISTANYÑ TEÑÑESI 50
1993
Translation: Turkmenistan tenge 50

Features
Issuer Turkmenistan
Period Republic (1991-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1993
Value 50 Teňňe (0.5 TMM)
Currency Manat (1993-2009)
Composition Nickel plated steel
Weight 4.92 g
Diameter 24 mm
Thickness 1.65 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 12-31-2009
Number N# 4235
References KM# 5, Schön# 6

Wikipedia:
In classical antiquity, the cornucopia (/ˌkɔːrnjəˈkoʊpiə, ˌkɔːrnə-, ˌkɔːrnu-, ˌkɔːrnju-/), from Latin cornu (horn) and copia (abundance), also called the horn of plenty, was a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container overflowing with produce, flowers, or nuts.

Baskets or panniers of this form were traditionally used in western Asia and Europe to hold and carry newly harvested food products. The horn-shaped basket would be worn on the back or slung around the torso, leaving the harvester's hands free for picking.

In Greek/Roman mythology
Mythology offers multiple explanations of the origin of the cornucopia. One of the best-known involves the birth and nurturance of the infant Zeus, who had to be hidden from his devouring father Cronus. In a cave on Mount Ida on the island of Crete, baby Zeus was cared for and protected by a number of divine attendants, including the goat Amaltheia ("Nourishing Goddess"), who fed him with her milk. The suckling future king of the gods had unusual abilities and strength, and in playing with his nursemaid accidentally broke off one of her horns, which then had the divine power to provide unending nourishment, as the foster mother had to the god.

In another myth, the cornucopia was created when Heracles (Roman Hercules) wrestled with the river god Achelous and ripped off one of his horns; river gods were sometimes depicted as horned. This version is represented in the Achelous and Hercules mural painting by the American Regionalist artist Thomas Hart Benton.

The cornucopia became the attribute of several Greek and Roman deities, particularly those associated with the harvest, prosperity, or spiritual abundance, such as personifications of Earth (Gaia or Terra); the child Plutus, god of riches and son of the grain goddess Demeter; the nymph Maia; and Fortuna, the goddess of luck, who had the power to grant prosperity. In Roman Imperial cult, abstract Roman deities who fostered peace (pax Romana) and prosperity were also depicted with a cornucopia, including Abundantia, "Abundance" personified, and Annona, goddess of the grain supply to the city of Rome. Hades, the classical ruler of the underworld in the mystery religions, was a giver of agricultural, mineral and spiritual wealth, and in art often holds a cornucopia.

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Wikipedia:
Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov, 19 February 1940 – 21 December 2006), also known as Turkmenbashy (Turkmen: Türkmenbaşy), was a Turkmen politician who ruled Turkmenistan from 1985 until his death in 2006. He was First Secretary of the Turkmen Communist Party from 1985 until 1991 and supported the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt. He continued to rule Turkmenistan for 15 years after independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Turkmen media referred to him using the title His "Excellency Saparmurat Turkmenbashy, President of Turkmenistan and Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers". His self-given title Turkmenbashy, meaning Head of the Turkmen, referred to his position as the founder and president of the Association of Turkmens of the World. In 1999, the Assembly of Turkmenistan declared Niyazov President for Life of Turkmenistan.

In his time, he was one of the world's most totalitarian, despotic and repressive dictators. He promoted a cult of personality around himself and imposed his personal eccentricities upon the country, such as renaming Turkmen months and days of the week to references of his autobiography the Ruhnama. He made it mandatory to read the Ruhnama in schools, universities and governmental organizations, new governmental employees were tested on the book at job interviews and an exam on its teachings was a part of the driving test in Turkmenistan. In 2005, he closed down all rural libraries and hospitals outside of the capital city Ashgabat, in a country where at that time more than half the population lived in rural areas, once stating that, "If people are ill, they can come to Ashgabat." Under his rule, Turkmenistan had the lowest life expectancy in Central Asia. Global Witness, a London-based human rights organisation, reported that money under Niyazov's control and held overseas may be in excess of US$3 billion, of which between $1.8–$2.6 billion was allegedly situated in the Foreign Exchange Reserve Fund at Deutsche Bank in Germany.

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