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500 Tenge Abai
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Weight | 31.10 g |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of the Republic of Kazakhstan is centrally positioned in the field, depicting two mythical winged horses (tulpars) flanking a shanyrak surmounted by a star, with rays of sunlight below and the inscription КАЗАКСТАН on a ribbon at the base. The denomination 500 ТЕҢГЕ appears in large numerals at the bottom of the field. Flanking the coat of arms on either side are stylized Kazakh ornamental motifs. The bilingual legend ҚАЗАҚСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ in Kazakh (Cyrillic) arcs along the left and РЕСПУБЛИКА КАЗАХСТАН in Russian (Cyrillic) arcs along the right rim. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Abai Qunanbaiuly, the 19th-century Kazakh poet and philosopher whose Russified name "Abai" appears on this coin, is the foundational figure of written Kazakh literature — his Book of Words, a collection of philosophical prose poems, remains required reading in Kazakhstan's schools. This issue was released as part of Kazakhstan's ongoing commemorative program celebrating national cultural figures, a series the National Bank has used consistently since independence to assert a distinct pre-Soviet intellectual heritage.
The .925 silver specification places it in the standard collector bullion category rather than a true proof series.