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500 Tenge Abai
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Diameter | 21.87 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the State Emblem of Kazakhstan centrally positioned within the coin's field, featuring a shanyrak (the crown of a yurt) with sun rays radiating outward, flanked by mythical winged horses. The denomination '500' appears prominently in large numerals in the lower central field, with the word 'ТЕҢГЕ' inscribed directly below. Surrounding the design, the bilingual legend 'ҚАЗАҚСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ' in Kazakh and 'РЕСПУБЛИКА КАЗАХСТАН' in Russian arcs along the upper periphery in Cyrillic script, separated by ornamental dots. |
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| Reverse script | Cyrillic/Latin |
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Abai Qunanbaiuly, the 19th-century Kazakh poet and philosopher whose work underpins much of modern Kazakh cultural identity, became the subject of a sustained commemorative coin program from the National Bank of Kazakhstan beginning in the early 2000s. This 2015 gold issue is one of several denominations struck in his honor, reflecting the Kazakhstani state's consistent use of Abai's image as a nationalistic touchstone across multiple coin series over more than a decade.
The 7.78g gold specification places this squarely in the quarter-ounce category — a deliberate commercial choice that aligns it with internationally traded bullion fractions while maintaining collector appeal.