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500 Tenge Year of the Rabbit
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Currency | Tenge (1993-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | 500 ТЕҢГЕ REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN ҚАЗАҚСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ Au 999 7.78 gr |
| Reverse description | The central field features a finely detailed, stylized rabbit in profile facing right, rendered in a decorative traditional Kazakh ornamental style with flowing, swirling body contours against a mirror-polished dark background. Surrounding the central motif is an inner dodecagonal ring divided into twelve segments, each containing a raised relief depiction of one of the twelve animals of the Oriental zodiac cycle. The broad outer border carries a trilingual legend reading 'ШЫҒЫС КҮНТІЗБЕСІ' in Kazakh, 'ВОСТОЧНЫЙ КАЛЕНДАРЬ' in Russian, and 'ORIENTAL CALENDAR' in English, with the date '2011' and the KMC mint mark also inscribed on the border. |
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Kazakhstan's lunar gold series follows the Chinese zodiac calendar adopted across Central Asian commemorative programs in the 2000s, targeting collector markets in East Asia and the diaspora. The 2011 rabbit issue falls within a run of annual releases that the National Bank used to build foreign reserve liquidity through numismatic sales — a financing mechanism several post-Soviet states leaned on heavily after independence.
The 7.78g weight is not incidental: it equals precisely one quarter troy ounce, aligning the piece with standard bullion fractions recognized in international precious metals markets.