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50 Tenge Praying Mantis
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Value | 50 Tenge |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a detailed naturalistic depiction of two praying mantises (Hierodula tenuidentata) rendered in high relief: a larger specimen occupies the lower left foreground in a characteristic raptorial pose atop a log, while a smaller individual with spread wings is visible in the upper right, both set against a background of grass stems. The Latin binomial 'HIERODULA TENUIDENTATA' arcs along the upper border, and the Kazakh name 'ДӘУІТ' appears along the lower border in mirrored orientation. |
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Part of Kazakhstan's long-running wildlife series, this issue reflects a broader push by the National Bank in the 2000s and 2010s to document Central Asian fauna on circulating and commemorative coinage. The praying mantis — order Mantodea — is native to the steppe and semi-arid zones of Kazakhstan, where several species are indigenous rather than merely transient.