The "Suyindir" — meaning "pendant" or "amulet" — belongs to Kazakhstan's long-running series celebrating traditional Kazakh jewelry and ornamentation, issued by the National Bank as part of a broader cultural preservation program that began in the early 2000s. These issues were struck in limited quantities, primarily for the collector market, with virtually no circulation history.
The series draws on ethnographic research into nomadic steppe adornment, some pieces documented only through museum holdings in Almaty and Astana.
The "Suyindir" — meaning "pendant" or "amulet" — belongs to Kazakhstan's long-running series celebrating traditional Kazakh jewelry and ornamentation, issued by the National Bank as part of a broader cultural preservation program that began in the early 2000s. These issues were struck in limited quantities, primarily for the collector market, with virtually no circulation history.
The series draws on ethnographic research into nomadic steppe adornment, some pieces documented only through museum holdings in Almaty and Astana.