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50 Tenge Sabit Mukanov
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Currency | Tenge (1993-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | ••• ҚАЗАҚСТАН • 50 ТЕҢГЕ • ҰЛТТЫҚ БАНКІ ••• ҚҰБ (Translation: National Bank of Kazakhstan 50 Tenge) |
| Reverse description | A three-quarter facing portrait bust of Sabit Mukanov, the celebrated Kazakh writer and public figure, wearing a traditional skullcap, is rendered in moderate relief occupying the right portion of the field. To the left of the portrait, the numeral '100' with the Cyrillic word 'ЖЫЛ' (meaning 'years') is inscribed, commemorating the centenary of his birth. The name 'СӘБИТ МҰҚАНОВ' arcs along the upper periphery in bold Cyrillic lettering, while the issue year '2000' appears at the base of the coin, flanked by decorative bullet points. |
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Sabit Mukanov was a Kazakh Soviet writer whose novels and poetry were instrumental in developing a standardized literary Kazakh language during the early Soviet period — a politically delicate contribution, given simultaneous campaigns to suppress traditional steppe culture. He died in 1973, and this coin was issued as part of Kazakhstan's broader post-independence effort to reclaim cultural figures previously framed through a Soviet ideological lens.