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100 Tenge Olympic Games 2008
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a dynamic curved design element sweeping across the field, with the denomination '100 TENGE' inscribed prominently to the left and the date '2006' to the right. In the lower right quadrant, a raised circular inset displays the State Emblem of Kazakhstan — a shanyrak (the crown of a yurt) surrounded by sunrays and mythical Kazakh horses — rendered in fine relief. A small mint mark appears above the emblem in the upper field. The legend 'REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN' runs along the outer rim in raised Latin lettering, framing the composition. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued two years ahead of the Beijing Games, this coin belongs to Kazakhstan's broader Olympic program that coincided with the country's early efforts to establish itself as a competitive force in international sport following Soviet dissolution. Kazakhstan had debuted as an independent Olympic nation at Atlanta in 1996, and by 2006 its athletes were producing genuine medal results — particularly in weightlifting and boxing — giving the series a grounding in actual sporting achievement rather than pure commemorative formula.