VOSTOK SPACESHIP Silver Tantalum Coin 500 Tenge Kazakhstan 2008

The reverse side of the coin features the image of the world's first space ship Vostok with a man on board against a background of the Moon surface. Along the rim of the coin there is the legend "Spaceship "Vostok" both in Kazakh and English as well as the inscription of the coin's mintage year. On the obverse of the coin made of tantalum (the inner disc) and silver (the external ring) there is a semiabstract composition symbolizing the unity of a man and the universe and the connection of the past and present. There is also the inscription of the coin's face value as well as the legends "Ag 925 " and "14,6 gr.", "Ta, 38,61 gr" indicating the designation of metal, its fineness and the coin's pure weight. The lower part of the coin includes the trademark of Kazakhstan Mint of the National Bank of Kazakhstan. Along the rim of the coin there is the legend "Republic of Kazakhstan" both in Kazakh and English.