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500 Tenge Pelecanus Crispus
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a finely detailed, naturalistic depiction of a Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) standing among reeds and aquatic vegetation at the water's edge, rendered in high-relief engraving. The bird is shown in full profile facing left, with characteristic curly nape feathers and elongated bill clearly delineated. The bilingual legend 'БҰЙРА БІРҚАЗАН · PELECANUS CRISPUS' curves around the upper periphery, with the Kazakh name at upper left in Cyrillic and the Latin scientific name continuing along the right. The date '2010' appears at the bottom of the coin between two raised dots. The mirror-like proof fields provide a striking contrast to the intricately frosted relief of the bird and botanical elements. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Kazakhstan's wildlife conservation coin program, launched in the early 2000s, drew on the country's position as a Central Asian flyway for migratory birds — the Dalmatian pelican breeds in the wetlands of the Ili River delta and around the Aral Sea basin, populations that had come under severe pressure as the Aral Sea contracted through Soviet-era irrigation diversion. By 2010, the species remained on Kazakhstan's Red List.
KM#177 is part of a broader silver bullion-adjacent series issued primarily for the collector export market rather than domestic circulation.