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500 Tenge Nomad's bow
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 500 Tenge |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A mounted nomadic warrior is depicted in dynamic profile, drawing a bow against a background of stylized rock paintings featuring ancient archers, evoking the petroglyphic art of the Eurasian steppe. A row of flying arrows spans the upper portion of the field, symbolizing the martial prowess of the nomads. The year of issue and the mint mark are positioned below the arrowhead motif. The inscription KÓSHPENDI SADAǴY, meaning 'Nomad's Bow,' appears to the right along the inner circumference. |
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Part of Kazakhstan's long-running "Nomad's Treasures" series, this issue focuses on the composite recurve bow — a weapon so central to steppe warfare that Chinese dynasties spent centuries and enormous resources building walls specifically to limit its effective use against their cavalry. Kazakh nomads produced these bows from layered horn, sinew, and wood, each taking years to complete and remaining functional for generations.
KM#573 is among the more recent additions to a series that has drawn consistent collector interest in Central Asian markets since its inception.