The National Bank of Kazakhstan has put into circulation 500 tenge gold and silver coins "Year of Monkey" from "Chinese horoscope. Oriental Calendar". Coins are issued in circulation on October 16th 2015.

Coins are made in the shape of dodecahedron.

500 tenge silver coin
Fineness: 925 Ag.
Weight: 31.1 gr.
Diameter: 38.61 mm.
Quality: proof.
Mintage: 3000
Lateral surface is smooth.

Averse: In the center mythological symbols of constellations of celestial map, «Ag 925 31,1 g.» 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: In the center image of the Monkey as the symbol of Year 2015 of Oriental calendar, trade mark of Kazakhstan Mint, wide mat edging along the edge with indication of the year of coinage «2016» and inscription in Kazakh «ШЫҒЫС КҮНТІЗБЕСІ», in Russian «ВОСТОЧНЫЙ КАЛЕНДАРЬ», and in English «ORIENTAL CALENDAR», small image of other eleven symbols of Oriental calendar years.

500 tenge gold coin
Fineness: 999 Au.
Weight: 7.78 gr.
Diameter: 21.87 mm.
Quality: proof.
Mintage: 1000
Lateral surface is smooth.

Obverse: In the center mythological symbols of constellations of celestial map, «Au 999 7,78 g.» 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: In the center image of the Monkey as the symbol of year 2015 of Oriental calendar, trade mark of Kazakhstan Mint, wide mat edging along the edge with indication of the year of coinage «2016» and inscription in Kazakh «ШЫҒЫС КҮНТІЗБЕСІ», in Russian «ВОСТОЧНЫЙ КАЛЕНДАРЬ», and in English «ORIENTAL CALENDAR», small image of other eleven symbols of Oriental calendar years.

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