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500 Tenge Poppy
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse lettering | • ҚАЗАҚСТАН ҰЛТТЫҚ БАНКІ • Ag 925 31.1 gr. 500 ТЕҢГЕ NATIONAL BANK OF KAZAKHSTAN |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a finely detailed botanical composition of Papaver pavoninum (peacock poppy) in high relief, depicting multiple flowers in varying stages of bloom alongside spherical seed pods and slender stems set against a mirror-polished field. At the center of the composition, one poppy blossom incorporates a distinctive holographic insert replicating the iridescent coloration of the flower's petals in green, blue, and violet hues. The upper arc carries the Kazakh legend 'ЖАБАЙЫ КӨКНӘР' in Cyrillic, while the lower arc bears the Latin binomial 'PAPAVER PAVONINUM'. The date '2010' appears along the left field. |
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Kazakhstan's poppy coinage series drew on the country's position within one of Central Asia's most botanically diverse steppe regions, where wild Papaver species have been documented by Russian botanical expeditions since the nineteenth century. The 2010 issue was part of a broader numismatic program the National Bank used aggressively during this period to court international collector markets, producing themed wildlife and flora series in relatively small mintages.
KM#180 is among the more restrained entries in what became an increasingly elaborate series.