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100 Tenge Abai Kunanbaev - Mother
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a seated Kazakh mother clad in a traditional headscarf and robes, tenderly cradling an infant in her arms. Traditional Kazakh decorative motifs, including rope and floral ornaments, frame the central composition in relief. Stars are visible in the upper field flanking the figure. The denomination '100' appears prominently in large numerals at the bottom of the field, accompanied by the inscription 'ТЕҢГЕ' below it. The country name 'ҚАЗАҚСТАН' arcs along the upper border, with the date '1995' inscribed along the lower left periphery. |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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Issued as part of Kazakhstan's first sovereign commemorative series, this coin honors Abai Qunanbaiuly, the 19th-century Kazakh poet and composer whose work became central to the post-Soviet construction of Kazakh national identity. The subject — his mother — reflects a broader thematic strand in the series drawing on figures from Abai's life and verse rather than treating him as a solitary icon.
Kazakhstan had only formally dissolved from the Soviet Union in December 1991, making this 1995 issue remarkably early for a newly independent state building mint infrastructure and numismatic programs simultaneously.