Catalog
200 Som Snow Leopard
| Issuer | National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | At centre, the National Coat of Arms of the Kyrgyz Republic, bearing a rising sun over mountains and an eagle displayed, encircled by the Cyrillic legends КЫРГЫЗ above and РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ below. Surrounding the central arms, a broad decorative field features stylised silhouettes of indigenous fauna — including a snow leopard, deer, bear, bird, and fish — rendered in a petroglyphic artistic style reminiscent of ancient Central Asian rock art. The circular legend КЫРГЫЗСТАНДЫН КЫЗЫЛ КИТЕБИ arcs along the upper periphery, and the date 2015 appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) has been a protected species in Kyrgyzstan since Soviet conservation decrees of the 1980s, though enforcement across the Tian Shan and Pamir ranges remained inconsistent after independence. Current estimates place the Kyrgyz population at roughly 300–400 individuals — one of the more viable Central Asian populations but still under sustained pressure from prey depletion and retaliatory killings by herders.
This half-troy-ounce issue is part of a longer Kyrgyz wildlife bullion program that began in the early 2000s, aimed partly at building numismatic export revenue for a country with limited hard-currency streams.