The National Bank of Kazakhstan (hereinafter the NBK) releases into circulation QANYSH SÁTBAEV. 125 JYL collectible coins from the “Outstanding Events and People” series.

Information about the start date of coin sales will be additionally posted on the official website of the NBK.

About QANYSH SÁTBAEV. 125 JYL collectible coins

Kanysh Satbayev is a Soviet geologist, scientific and public figure, professor, first president of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR.

The ring of a 2000 tenge coin is made of tantalum and has purple color, symbolizing the color of manganese ore. Large deposit of this mineral was discovered and developed by Kanysh Satbayev near the settlement of Zhezdy.

Manganese was extensively used in the production of steel alloys for armored vehicles during the Great Patriotic War, accounting for over 70% of manganese ore in the USSR.

Сoins are made:

- in bicolor design (925/1000 silver disс weighing 34 grams and tantalum ring weighing 40 grams), coin weight – 74 grams, diameter – 50 mm, proof quality. The face value of the coin is 2000 tenge, the total mintage is 300 (three hundred) pieces;

Image of the bicolor coin

- of cupronickel alloy, coin weight – 15 grams, diameter – 33 mm, brilliant uncirculated quality, with a face value of 200 tenge and a mintage of 5000 (five thousand) pieces.

Image of the cupronickel alloy coin

All types of coins must be accepted at their face value throughout the Republic of Kazakhstan for all types of payments as well as for crediting to bank accounts and for transfer, they must be changed and exchanged in all banks in Kazakhstan.

Bicolor coins are issued in souvenir packaging with numbered NBK quality certificates in the state, Russian and English languages. Cupronickel alloy coins are produced in blister packs. Collectible coins were made at the Kazakhstan Mint.

We would like to remind you that the mobile application Coins of Kazakhstan is available for download in PlayMarket and AppStore. It contains information about all the coins issued by the NBK, categorized into thematic sections based on series with brief descriptions.

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