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500 Tenge Olympic Games 2010 - Biathlon
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2009-2010 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the coat of arms of the Republic of Kazakhstan centrally positioned within a stylized stadium motif forming an arc around the lower field. The denomination legend '500 TENGE' is inscribed in the upper portion of the field, accompanied by the logo of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Below the coat of arms, the inscription 'Au 999 7,78g' denotes the metal purity and weight, flanked by the year of issue '2009'. A broad frosted border encircles the design, bearing the circumferential legend 'REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN' in Latin script. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Kazakhstan's Olympic commemorative program of this period was notably ambitious for a country barely two decades removed from Soviet monetary infrastructure. The biathlon entry in the series is distinguished by the inclusion of three embedded diamonds — a flourish that reflects the National Bank's broader strategy of positioning Kazakh precious metal issues as collector objects competing with Western European mints on craftsmanship rather than price.
Biathlon had particular resonance for Kazakhstan, whose athletes trained on Soviet-era infrastructure inherited after 1991 and competed under their own flag for the first time at Lillehammer in 1994.