50 Tenge 1999, Millennium Change - Year 2000 [Kazakhstan]

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Reverse
Along the lower edge arc is the year of issue '1999'. In the central part is a sun rising over three books. The central relief design on the reverse is framed at the top by inscriptions in Kazakh and English 'KAZAKSTAN · MILLENNIUM', translated as 'Kazakhstan Millennium', and at the bottom by a national ornamental pattern. The inscription and pattern together form a closed ring.
Obverse
Along the rim are inscriptions in Kazakh: on the left '...KAZAKSTAN', on the right 'ULTTYK BANKI...', translated as 'NATIONAL BANK OF KAZAKHSTAN'. In the central part is the national coat of arms: a shanyrak (the upper domed part of a yurt) in the form of a crosspiece inscribed in a circle, from which support rays radiate, flanked by mythical winged horses, tulpars. At the top, between the wings, is a five-pointed star; at the bottom is the country name 'KAZAKSTAN'. Below the coat of arms is the large number 50, flanked on both sides by relief national patterns, below it the inscription 'TENGE', flanked on both sides by relief elements in the form of dots. To the right of the coat of arms is the 'KUB' mintmark of the Kazakhstan Mint.