Date of issue: 5 April 1999. Edge: 10 sectors of corrugation. Coin devoted to the 100th anniversary of Kanysh I. Satpayev. Academician Kanysh Imantayevich Satpayev was a prominent scientist, and was the first President of the Academy of Science of Kazakhstan. By his genius and hard work K. I. Satpayev created and headed the school of geology and significantly influenced the development of geological science.