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500 Tenge Northern Hawk Owl
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a finely detailed, high-relief effigy of a northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula) perched on a leafy branch positioned at the center of the field, facing the viewer with a forward gaze. The bird's plumage is rendered with exceptional sculptural precision, showing the characteristic barred breast and rounded head of the species. The Kazakh common name 'ҚАРШЫҒА РЕНДІ ЖАПАЛАҚ' arcs around the upper periphery in Cyrillic script, while the Latin scientific denomination 'SURNIA ULULA' appears along the lower arc. The date '·2011·' is inscribed at the lower left of the legend, and the overall composition is set against a polished proof mirror field. |
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Kazakhstan's wildlife coin program, launched in earnest through the 2000s, was partly a revenue play on the global commemorative market and partly a genuine conservation signaling effort during a period when the country was aggressively repositioning its international image following Soviet-era ecological disasters — the Aral Sea collapse chief among them. The Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) ranges across the boreal forests of northern Kazakhstan, one of the few owls that hunts by day.
KM#205 is a standard one-troy-ounce .925 silver issue with a mintage kept low enough to sustain secondary market premiums.