The Central Bank of Turkmenistan issued gold and silver coins, worth 50 manats dedicated to the TurkmenAlem 52°E Satellite.
New commemorative coins were made by ​​long-term partner of Central Bank of Turkmenistan – UK’s "The Royal Mint Limited".

TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSAT—formerly referred to as TurkmenSat 1—is Turkmenistan's first satellite, and was built by Thales Alenia Space. Launched on 27 April 2015, the satellite has an anticipated service life of 15 years. The satellite was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle.
Once operational, the satellite will cover Europe and significant part of Asian countries and Africa with downlink and uplink satellite communication services, having transmission for television, radio broadcasting and the internet.
The satellite's operations will be controlled by the state-run Turkmenistan National Space Agency. The satellite's official name is TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSat.

Silver coin

High quality of the coin is guaranteed by a certificate of the Central Bank of Turkmenistan provided along with the coin

Source of information: www.cbt.tm