Description Face value – 500 tenge Date of issue – 14 August 2015 A portrait of the Kazakh educator and thinker Abai was depicted on the obverse of the 20 tenge banknote of 1993. Currently the banknote is withdrawn from circulation. Obverse: state emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the center; inscriptions “500” and “TENGE” at the bottom indicate the denomination of the coin; to the left and to the right are mirrored elements of the national ornament; inscriptions “REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN” in Kazakh and Russian; at the top is the logo of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan; protruding rim along the circumference. Reverse: in the center of the coin is a fragment of the front of the 20 tenge banknote, which features a portrait of Abai; inscriptions “ABAY” and “Au 999 7.78 g”, the number “2015”, which indicates the year of coinage, and banknote’s graphic elements are along the circumference; protruding rim along the circumference. The edge of the coin is grooved. Fineness: Au 999 Weight: 7,78 ± 0,02 gr. Diameter: 21,87 mm Quality: proof Mintage: 1000 The coin comes in capsule with certificate of authencity (COA) and in original box.
