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100 Tenge Horseshoe
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a centrally placed gilded horseshoe rendered in high relief, set within a decorative spiral motif. Surrounding the central device, the inscription FOR LUCK appears in English, ІСКЕ СӘТ in Kazakh, and НА УДАЧУ in Russian, arranged in a circular legend around the horseshoe. The year of issue, 2016, is inscribed at the uppermost point of the design. The selective gold gilding applied to the horseshoe contrasts with the frosted silver fields, enhancing the coin's visual impact and thematic symbolism of good fortune. |
| Reverse script | Latin/Cyrillic |
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Kazakhstan's mint has produced a long run of themed collectible issues in this weight class, many leaning on nomadic and steppe symbolism. The horseshoe carries particular resonance in Kazakh folk tradition, where it figures in protective customs predating Russian imperial contact by centuries. Whether that cultural weight justified the gilding applied here is a matter of collector taste — the technique was used extensively across Kazakhstani commemorative silver of this period, sometimes to strong effect, sometimes less so.
Mintage figures for this series were typically kept low, with distribution handled primarily through the National Bank's own sales channels rather than the secondary market.