Face value of the coin "500 ТЕҢГЕ"; the trademark of Kazakhstan Mint; the image of four galloping horsemen; "Ag 925 31,1gr." means metal, standard of coinage and weight; two inscriptions "ҚАЗАҚСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ" and "REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN".
Reverse:
The gilded image of the element overlays on the sheath knife, made in the form of lying elk; the name of the coin in Kazakh «БҰЛАН. БАСТЫРМА» and in english «ELK. Plaque»; the heraldic spiral; two legends "КӨШПЕНДІЛЕР АЛТЫНЫ" and "THE GOLD OF NOMADS"; “2012” means the year of coinage.