issued in 18 April 2009

Diameter – 31 mm, thickness – 2 mm, weight – 11,17 gram

Images and inscriptions of coins are relief.

The lateral surface (drove) is grooved with 10 sectors of corrugation.

Averse: the composition, which symbolizes the unity of a man and the universe, bonds of past and present; the face value of the coin «50 ТЕҢГЕ»; two legends "ҚАЗАҚСТАН YЛТТЫҚ БАНКI" and «REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN».

Reverse: the image of the Soviet spaceship “Soyuz – 19” and American spaceship “Apollo”, they realized the joining on the near-earth orbit of joint experimental flight program; the name of the coin is indicated in Kazakh “СОЮЗ-АПОЛЛОН” and in English  “SOYUZ-APOLLO”; “2009” means the year of coinage.

50 thousand pieces are in circulation.

“Spaceships “Soyuz – Apollo”

Face value: 500 tenge

Date of issue 18 April 2009

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.

Averse: the composition, which symbolizes the unity of a man and the universe, bonds of past and present; the fact value of the coin «500 ТЕҢГЕ»; two legends "ҚАЗАҚСТАН YЛТТЫҚ БАНКI" and «REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN».

Reverse: the image of the Soviet spaceship “Soyuz – 19” and American spaceship “Apollo”, they realized the joining on the near-earth orbit of joint experimental flight program; the name of the coin is indicated in Kazakh “СОЮЗ-АПОЛЛОН” and in English  “SOYUZ-APOLLO”; “2009” means the year of coinage.

Lateral surface is grooved.

Weight 41,4 gr.

Fineness: 925 Ag, 14,6 gr. and Ta, 38,61 gr

Quality: proof

Mintage: 4 000.

Source: The National bank of Kazakhstan. http://www.nationalbank.kz