National Bank of Kazakhstan has released "Kokpar" commemorative coins under Customs, national games of Kazakhstan coin series on October 24th 2014.
Kokpar is a national horse sports game where dexterity, strength, courage and daring of participants are tested.
50 tenge nickel silver coin.
Face value: 50 tenge;
Diameter – 31 mm, thickness – 2 mm, weight – 11,17 gram;
Mintage: 100 000 pcs.
Obverse: State Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan against ornamental background; face value of the coin «50» and inscription «ТЕҢГЕ» at lower sector; inscriptions «ҚАЗАҚСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ» in state language and «РЕСПУБЛИКА КАЗАХСТАН» in Russian along the circumferences; protruding edge along the circumference.
Reverse: an episode of the national horse game «Kokpar» against the image of aul (the traditional settlement of rural type) is imprinted; inscriptions «КӨКПАР»in state language and «2014» along the circumference which means year of coinage; 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: state Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan against ornamental background; face value of the coin «500» and inscription «ТЕҢГЕ» at lower sector; inscriptions «ҚАЗАҚСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ» in state language and «РЕСПУБЛИКА КАЗАХСТАН» in Russian along the circumferences; protruding edge along the circumference.
Reverse: an episode of the national horse game «Kokpar» against the image of aul (the traditional settlement of rural type) is imprinted; inscriptions «КӨКПАР» in state language and «2014» along the circumference which means year of coinage; protruding edge along the circumference.
Source of information: The National bank of Kazakhstan www.nationalbank.kz