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500 Tenge Kalmykov Unnamed
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Diameter | 38.61 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | • ҚАЗАҚСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ • KMC 500 ТЕНГЕ 2008 Ag 925 31.1 gr. REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN |
| Reverse description | Central field bears a finely engraved reproduction of a painting by Kazakh avant-garde artist Sergei Kalmykov, depicting a fantastical architectural scene with stylized figures, birds, and surrealist decorative elements rendered in low relief against a mirror-polished background. The inscription 'Сергей Калмыков 1949г' appears in cursive script within the lower portion of the central design. The circular legend around the rim reads '• С. КАЛМЫКОВ • АТАУЫ ЖОҚ •' in Cyrillic above and '• S. KALMYKOV • UNNAMED •' in Latin below, referencing the untitled nature of the depicted artwork. |
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Nurlan Kalmykov was a celebrated Kazakh artist whose work drew heavily from nomadic steppe traditions, and this issue belongs to Kazakhstan's long-running series honoring national cultural figures — a program the National Bank launched in the early 2000s as part of a broader effort to codify a distinctly Kazakhstani cultural identity following Soviet dissolution. The "Unnamed" designation in collector literature reflects an unresolved cataloging ambiguity rather than anything unusual about the coin itself.