Year of the Snake

Date of issue: November 23, 2012

Kazakhstan 2012 Year of the Snake
Obverse: 
Averse: in the center mythological symbols of constellations of celestial map, «Ag 925 31,1 gr.» means metal, standard of coinage and weight, wide mat edging along the edge with indication of face value «500 ТЕҢГЕ» and inscription in Kazakh «ҚАЗАҚСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ» and in English «REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN», conventionalized image of the sun.
Reverse: 
Reverse: in the center image of the snake as the symbol of year 2012 of Oriental calendar, trade mark of Kazakhstan Mint, wide mat edging along the edge with indication of the year of coinage «2012» and inscription in Kazakh «ШЫҒЫС КҮНТІЗБЕСИ», in Russian «ВОСТОЧНЫЙ КАЛЕНДАРЬ», and in English «ORIENTAL CALENDAR», small image of other eleven symbols of Oriental calendar years.
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Catalog ID: 
KZ230CM1
Value: 
€65
Mintage: 
5000
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Purity: 
0.925
Weight: 
31.1g
Diameter: 
38.61mm
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