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500 Tenge Assa Tayak
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a detailed representation of the assa tayak, a traditional Kazakh ceremonial staff-rattle, shown in two complementary views: at left, an ornate decorated tortoise-shell resonator with elaborate chased dot and floral motifs, and at right, the full staff surmounted by a stylized bird finial with pendants, alongside a smaller vessel-shaped element adorned with a tulip motif. A small tamga (heraldic symbol) appears in the upper central field. The bilingual inscription 'АСА ТАЯҚ • ASSA TAYAK' arcs along the lower periphery in Cyrillic and Latin scripts, with the mint mark 'KMC' and date '• 2003 •' at right. |
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| Reverse lettering | АСА ТАЯҚ • ASSA TAYAK KMC • 2003 • |
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Assa Tayak is a traditional Kazakh staff carried by elders and used as both a walking stick and a symbol of authority within nomadic communities. The National Bank of Kazakhstan issued a series of coins in the early 2000s documenting objects of material culture at risk of disappearing from living memory — this piece belongs to that program, which drew on ethnographic collections to ensure accuracy of depiction.