The National Bank of Kazakhstan has put into circulation 500 tenge gold and silver coins "Year of Rooster" from "Chinese horoscope. Oriental Calendar". Coins are issued in circulation on June 17th 2016.

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.

Obverse: constellations of the celestial map; inscription «Ag 925 31,1 g.»; inscription «500 ТЕҢГЕ» indicates the denomination of the coin; inscriptions «ҚАЗАҚСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ» in Kazakh and «REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN» in English; stylized image of the sun.

Reverse: an image of the Rooster as the symbol of year 2017 of Oriental calendar in the center; trade mark of the Kazakhstan Mint; the number "2017" indicates the year of coinage; inscriptions «ШЫҒЫС КҮНТІЗБЕСІ» in Kazakh, «ВОСТОЧНЫЙ КАЛЕНДАРЬ» in Russian, and «ORIENTAL CALENDAR» in English; an image of the other eleven symbols of Oriental calendar.

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

Obverse: constellations of the celestial map; inscription «Au 999 7.78 g.»;  inscription «500 ТЕҢГЕ» indicates the denomination of the coin; inscriptions «ҚАЗАҚСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ» in Kazakh and «REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN» in English; stylized image of the sun.

Reverse: an image of the Rooster as the symbol of year 2017 of Oriental calendar in the center; trade mark of the Kazakhstan Mint; the number "2017" indicates the year of coinage; inscriptions «ШЫҒЫС КҮНТІЗБЕСІ» in Kazakh, «ВОСТОЧНЫЙ КАЛЕНДАРЬ» in Russian, and «ORIENTAL CALENDAR» in English; an image of the other eleven symbols of Oriental calendar.

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