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500 Tenge Shurale
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Value | 500 Tenge |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a dramatic scene from the Tatar and Bashkir folkloric legend of Shurale, rendered in high-relief proof finish. At center-left, the forest spirit Shurale — a large, fearsome creature with a bird-like beak, clawed hands, and a shaggy body — confronts a peasant man at a fallen log in a moonlit forest. The peasant, dressed in traditional attire, reaches toward the log where his hand appears caught, referencing the tale's climactic scene. Bare trees and a crescent moon fill the background field, creating a nocturnal atmosphere. The Cyrillic legend 'ШУРАЛЕ' arcs along the upper rim, accompanied by the year '2013' to the right, while the fineness and weight inscription 'Ag 925 31,1g' appears in the lower field. |
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| Mint | (KMC) Kazakhstan Mint (Қазақстан теңге сарайы), Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan (1992-date) |
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Shurale is a forest spirit from Tatar and Bashkir folklore — a horned, long-fingered creature that lures travelers into the woods to tickle them to death. Its appearance on a Kazakh collectors' coin reflects a broader regional effort by the National Bank to document shared Inner Asian mythological traditions that predate any single modern national identity.