Date of issue 18 October 2008 Bicolour (compound) coin circle-shaped is consisted of a ring and a disk. Inner disk is made of tantalum, external ring is made of silver. Lateral surface is grooved.
Obverse:
Obverse: A composition that symbolizes unity of a man and the universe, bonds of past and present is placed in the center of the coin. Right sector indicates the face value "500 ТЕҢГЕ". Under the face value there is two-lined inscription "Ag 925 14.6 gr. Та 26.8 gr.", which means the metals, fineness and weight of the metals. On the circumference there are two inscriptions «ҚАЗАҚСТАН ҰЛТТЫҚ БАНКІ» and «NATIONAL BANK OF KAZAKHSTAN», divided by dots.
Reverse:
Reverse: Image of the spaceship “Vostok” in the center against background of the Earth. Image of the Moon in the upper part. “1961” in the lower part means year of first flight of a man to space. The name of the coin is indicated in Kazakh "ВОСТОК" ҒАРЫШ КЕМЕСІ" and in English "SPACESHIP "VOSTOK". “2008” means year of coinage. Inscriptions are divided by dots.