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100 Tenge Gold of King Midas
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Value | 100 Tenge |
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| Obverse description | The central field features the national emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan in high relief. Directly below the emblem, the numeral '100' is struck in bold characters, accompanied by the denomination inscription 'TENGE'. The circumferential legend, separated by dots, reads 'REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN' along the upper arc, with the metallic specifications '1/25 oz Au 999' and the year of issue '2004' disposed along the lower arc, all bounded by a raised rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | GOLD OF KING MIDAS |
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King Midas was a historical Phrygian ruler of the 8th century BC, distinct from — though entangled with — his mythological counterpart. The Phrygian kingdom collapsed around 695 BC under Cimmerian invasion, after which Midas reportedly took his own life. Kazakhstan's choice of subject is geopolitically pointed: the ancient gold-rich territories of Anatolia and Central Asia share a connected history of early coinage development, with electrum staters from the Lydian kingdom — Phrygia's southern neighbor — representing some of the oldest struck coins known.