Obverse:
The front face of the coin features a portrait of Zhusup Balasagyn with a silhouette of Zhusup Balasagyn’s mausoleum in Kashgar and a fragment of Burana Tower against the background. The left side of the coin contains the name of «Kutadgu Bilig» poem manuscript written in Uigur using the local gilding technology; the weight of the coin (28,28g) and metal alloy (Ag 925°) are also given here. The denomitation of the coin is stated on the right side of the coin. The lower part of the coin reads «Жусуп Баласагынга 1000 жыл» («1000th year anniversary of Zhusup Balasagyn»).