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500 Tenge Goitered gazelle
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Thickness | 2.7 mm |
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| Obverse description | The denomination '500' is displayed prominently in large numerals at the center of the field, with the currency name 'ТЕҢГЕ' inscribed below. The date '2005' appears in the lower portion of the field. A decorative border of traditional Kazakh ornamental motifs encircles the inner design, with the legend 'ҚАЗАҚСТАН ҰЛТТЫҚ БАНКІ' running around the outer margin in Cyrillic script. The fineness and weight inscription 'Ag 925. 24 gr.' and the mint mark 'KMC' appear in the upper right field. |
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| Reverse lettering | ЖАЙРАН · GAZELLA SUBGUTTUROSA |
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Part of Kazakhstan's ongoing wildlife conservation series, this issue coincides with a period when the saiga antelope's cousin — the goitered gazelle, or Gazella subgutturosa — faced significant population pressure across Central Asia from poaching and habitat fragmentation following Soviet-era land-use collapse. Kazakhstan has been among the few post-Soviet states to legislate protected zones for the species with any consistency.
KM#61 is a moderately low-mintage collector piece with no known circulation use — issued purely for the numismatic market at a time when the National Bank of Kazakhstan was aggressively expanding its commemorative program.