National Bank of Kazakhstan has released "Sirko" commemorative coins under Tales of the People of Kazakhstan coin series on December 19th 2014.
Commemorative coins "Sirko" are the fourth pair of coin series dedicated to the tales of the multinational ethnicity living in the territory of Kazakhstan. Sirko was the name of the dog, the main character of the Ukrainian folk tale about a dog and a wolf
50 tenge nickel silver coin.
Face value: 50 tenge;
Diameter – 31 mm, thickness – 2 mm, weight – 11,17 gram;
Mintage: 100 000 pcs.
Obverse:
The coat of arms of the Republic of Kazakhstan against ornamental background; face value of the coin — «50», and inscription «ТЕҢГЕ» at lower sector; an element of national ornament secularly represented at the left and the right sector; inscriptions "ҚАЗАҚСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ" in Kazakh and «РЕСПУБЛИКА КАЗАХСТАН» in Russian along the circumference.
Reverse:
Characters of the Ukrainian national fairy tale «Sirco»; an inscription «СIРКО» in Ukrainian; number «2014» means year of coinage and trade mark of Kazakhstan Mint
500 tenge silver coin.
Face value: 500 tenge;
Quality: proof, metal - silver 0.925;
Diameter – 38.61 mm, weight – 31,1 gram;
Mintage: 4000 pcs.
Obverse:
The coat of arms of the Republic of Kazakhstan against ornamental background; face value of the coin — «500», an inscription «ТЕҢГЕ» at lower sector; an element of national ornament secularly represented at left and right sectors; inscriptions «ҚАЗАҚСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ» in Kazakh and «РЕСПУБЛИКА КАЗАХСТАН» in Russian along the circumference.
Reverse:
Characters of the Ukrainian national fairy tale «Sirco»; an inscription «СIРКО» in Ukrainian; number «2014» means year of coinage and trade mark of Kazakhstan Mint; an inscription «Ag 925 31,1 g.» means metal, standard of coinage and mass.
Source of information: The National bank of Kazakhstan www.nationalbank.kz