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500 Tenge Porcupine
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a large denomination numeral '500' in stylized modern lettering at center, beneath which appears the Kazakh legend 'ТЕҢГЕ' and the date '·2009·'. A decorative spiral ornament is positioned above the numeral. The field is framed by a broad border of traditional Kazakh ornamental motifs in relief. The inscription 'Ag 925 24gr.' appears in the upper right field, and the issuer legend 'ҚАЗАҚСТАН ҰЛТТЫҚ БАНКІ' is distributed along the right and lower periphery in Cyrillic script. |
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Part of Kazakhstan's ongoing wildlife series, this issue falls within a broader push by the National Bank in the 2000s to produce collector-oriented silver pieces highlighting Central Asian fauna — animals rarely depicted on Western coinage. The steppe porcupine (Hystrix indica) has a natural range extending across Kazakhstan's southern regions into South Asia, though habitat pressure has made it increasingly uncommon in the northern parts of that range.
Mintages for this series were tightly controlled and primarily absorbed by the collector market rather than circulation, leaving most survivors in original packaging.