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500 Tenge Qorqyt ata
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 500 Tenge |
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| Obverse description | The coin's border is decorated with traditional Kazakh national ornaments forming a continuous decorative frame. At the center of the field sits the State Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan in high relief, encircled by the legend QAZAQSTAN RESPÝBLIKASY. The denomination 500 TEŃGE is inscribed below the coat of arms, with the metal and fineness designation Ag 925 to the left and the coin weight 24g to the right. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Qorqyt Ata is a semi-legendary Turkic shaman and philosopher credited with inventing the kobyz, a bowed string instrument central to Kazakh musical tradition. His existence is placed roughly in the 8th–9th centuries, though his biography blurs into oral epic well before any historical record begins. The Kazakh steppe has produced a recurring series of commemorative issues honoring figures from this pre-literate cultural inheritance — Qorqyt Ata among the most frequently revisited.
KM#592 is part of Kazakhstan's long-running silver program documenting national heritage, issued through the KAZAKH MINT in Ust-Kamenogorsk.