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500 Tenge Lynx
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the state emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan prominently displayed in the central field, below which the denomination legend '500 TENGE' is inscribed. A raised beaded border frames the design, with the circular legend 'REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN' running along the upper periphery. The inscription '1/4 oz Au 999' indicating the metal content, fineness, and mass appears along the lower circumference, with the date '2007' completing the design. All inscriptions and the date are separated by raised dot stops. |
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| Reverse lettering | FELIS LYNX (Translation: Lynx) |
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Kazakhstan's gold wildlife series from this period was issued partly to assert the country's refining credentials — the Kazakhstani mint had recently achieved .9999 fineness capability and used these collector pieces to advertise it. The two inset diamonds representing the lynx's eyes were sourced domestically; Kazakhstan holds significant diamond deposits in the Kostanay region, and the National Bank made a point of using them.
The Eurasian lynx population across Kazakhstan's steppe and mountain zones was already under pressure from habitat fragmentation by 2007, lending the issue a conservation dimension that was deliberate rather than incidental.