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50 Tenge Aldar Kose
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Value | 50 Tenge |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse lettering | КМС АЛДАР-КӨСЕ 2013 (Translation: Aldar Kose) |
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Aldar Köse is a trickster figure from Kazakh oral folklore — a beardless wanderer who outwits the greedy and pompous through cunning rather than force. His name translates roughly as "beardless deceiver." Kazakhstan's commemorative series celebrating figures of national folklore began in earnest after independence, with Aldar Köse appearing repeatedly as one of its most recognizable subjects. The nickel silver composition places this squarely in the circulation-commemorative category rather than the precious-metal collector series the National Bank issues in parallel.