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500 Tenge Year of the Rooster
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Within a broad matte border, the central field displays a stylized celestial map featuring mythological constellation symbols and stellar cartography rendered in intricate relief. A sunburst motif is incorporated into the decorative perimeter. Along the border, incuse legends in three scripts read the denomination '500 ТЕҢГЕ', the issuer name 'ҚАЗАҚСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ' in Kazakh and 'REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN' in English, arranged circumferentially. A hallmark inscription 'Ag 925 31.1 gr.' indicating the metal composition, fineness, and weight appears within the central field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin/Cyrillic/Kazakh |
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Kazakhstan's lunar series coins are struck under contract at foreign mints, with this rooster issue almost certainly produced at the Bern or Shanghai facilities that handle the bulk of Central Asian commemorative output. The National Bank began issuing collector silver in earnest only after the 2008 tenge stabilization program freed up reserves for non-circulating commemorative programs.
KM#348 has a mintage ceiling typical of the series — generally under 5,000 pieces — though verified final figures remain elusive in secondary market documentation.