Capital Astana

Date of issue: 9 July 1998. Edge: 10 sectors of corrugation. Presentation of new capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Astana took place in June 1998. Presentation of Astana provoked curiosity of world community, and the fact of movement of capital to Astana is the fact of international importance.
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Obverse: 
on its upper side the state emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan is located and under it there is a two-line inscription "20 ТЕҢГЕ". From the right and left side of the denomination there is the element of national ornament. On the circumference there is the legend "ҚАЗАҚСТАН YЛТТЫҚ БАНКI" (National Bank of Kazakhstan).
Reverse: 
On the back side of the coin at the central part there is Emblem of Presentation of Astana as a new capital of the republic. Elements of the Emblem surrounding shanyrak make ornamental-decorative representation of a flower. At the bottom side there is an inscription "АСТАНА". There is a circle inscription in Kazakh and Russian languages "ҚАЗАҚСТАННЫҢ ЖАҢА АСТАНАСЫ. НОВАЯ СТОЛИЦА КАЗАХСТАНА". ("New capital of Kazakhstan" in Kazakh and Russian). At the right bottom side the date "1998" indicating the year of coinage.
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Catalog ID: 
KZ36CC1
Krause ID: 
KM#22
Value: 
€2
Mintage: 
50000
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Weight: 
11.17g
Diameter: 
31mm
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