More Kazakh Coinage
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Translation of megakhuimyak’s post (RUS) and a foll0w-up to his last post (RUS) on this topic.
News from Kazakhstan’s “currency market”:
“Snow Leopard” gold coin. Made of 24-carat gold. Mass: 31.1 grams, diameter: 32 mm. Edition size: 1500 (1000 for the domestic market).

“Moonwalker” coin from the “Outer Space” series. Mass: 41.4 grams (outer ring made of sterling silver. Mass: 14.6 grams; disk made of tantalum, mass: 26.8 grams). Diameter: 38.61 mm. Edition size: 4000.
Coin from the “Customs and National Games” series. The reverse side shows the raising of the shanyrak (the dome of a yurt) during assembly, an important ritual in making a home for the family. The coin is made of sterling silver. Mass: 31.1 grams, diameter: 38.61 mm. Edition size: 5000.
For megakhuimyak’s previous post on Kazakh coins, click here.






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