Oguzkhan, the founder of the Turkmen nation is depicted riding a horse on the obverse.
Reverse:
The reverse traditionally bear the National Emblem of Turkmenistan and the legends TÜRKMENISTANYŇ GARAŞSYZLYGYNA 20 ÝYL and YIGRIMI MANAT (twenty manats) inscribed in a circle and the dates 1991-2011 inscribed between these legends.