National Bank of Kazakhstan has released "Manul" commemorative coins under Red book of Kazakhstan coin series on October 24th 2014.

Manul (Felis manul) is a predatory mammal of family cats which has size of domestic cat. Eyes amber and apples of eye remains round even at bright light, without getting a slit-like form. Breed is open on the coast of the Caspian Sea in the XVIII century.

50 tenge nickel silver coin.

Face value: 50 tenge;
Diameter – 31 mm, thickness – 2 mm, weight – 11,17 gram;
Mintage: 100 000 pcs.

Obverse: stylized image of the globe; face value of the coin «50» and logo of Kazakhstan Mint at left; stylized image of animals occupying the Earth planet - our general house; protruding edge and  inscriptions «ҚАЗАҚСТАН ҰЛТТЫҚ БАНКІ» in state language and «NATIONAL BANK OF KAZAKHSTAN» in English along the circumference;

Reverse: an  image of a cat (amber enamel is applied on eye-sockets) being in rosh grounds; inscriptions «САБАНШЫ»  in state language and «2014» along the circumferences means year of coinage and graphic elements from a banknote; protruding edge along the circumference.

500 tenge silver coin.

Face value: 500 tenge;
Quality: proof, metal - silver 0.925;
Diameter – 38.61 mm, weight – 31,1 gram;
Mintage: 3000 pcs.

Obverse: stylized image of the globe; face value of the coin «500» and logo of Kazakhstan Mint at left; stylized image of animals occupying the Earth planet - our general house; protruding edge and  inscriptions «ҚАЗАҚСТАН ҰЛТТЫҚ БАНКІ» in state language and «NATIONAL BANK OF KAZAKHSTAN» in English along the circumference;

Reverse: an  image of a cat (amber enamel is applied on eye-sockets) being in rosh grounds; inscriptions «САБАНШЫ»  in state language and «2014» along the circumferences means year of coinage and graphic elements from a banknote; protruding edge along the circumference.

Source of information: The National bank of Kazakhstan www.nationalbank.kz