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500 Tenge Snow Leopard
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse lettering | БАРЫС UNCIA UNCIA • 2009 • (Translation: Snow Leopard Snow Leopard) |
| Edge | Reeded |
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Kazakhstan's snow leopard gold series began as a direct response to the success of similar wildlife bullion programs from the Perth Mint and Royal Canadian Mint, with the National Bank positioning the irbis — the snow leopard — as a national symbol tied to the Tian Shan and Altai mountain ranges where a viable wild population still exists. Estimated at fewer than 200 individuals within Kazakh territory at the time of issue, the animal was a deliberate choice over more generic national imagery.
The .9999 fineness matches the standard set by the Canadian Maple Leaf rather than the older .9167 crown gold specification, a distinction that mattered to the bullion buyer demographic the National Bank was explicitly targeting.