Fairy Tales of the People of Kazakhstan

The National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan has issued the series "Fairy Tales of the People of Kazakhstan" since 2009. It brings together stories loved in Kazakhstan: Kazakh tales of Aldar-Kose, the epic of Alpamys Batyr and the bauyrsak-bun tale of Kolobok, along with tales of peoples who live alongside Kazakhs: the Ukrainian tale of the dog Sirko, the Tatar poem about the forest spirit Shurale, the Korean legend of Tangun, the Turkish tale of Keloğlan, the stories of Nasreddin Hodja and the German tale of the Bremen Town Musicians.

Most subjects were issued in pairs: a silver collector coin in proof quality and a base-metal coin for the mass collector. The series shows how the folklore of different peoples forms the shared culture of a multinational country.