Date of issue: 26 February
2011.
Face value: 100 tenge
Three thousand years ago on the
open steppe spaces of present Kazakhstan lived the mighty Saka and
Massagetae. Great Steppe has preserved for us the memory of its
heroes. The queen of the Massagetae Tumar, known in ancient
chronicles as Tomiris, vanquished the invincible army of Cyrus, the
founder of the Persian Empire.
Obverse: gilded image of State
Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan, number «100» and inscription
«TENGE» indicate face value of the coin, trade mark of Kazakhstan
Mint, an image of horsemen, number «2010» indicates the year of
coinage, name of issuing bank in Kazakh
«ҚАЗАҚСТАН
ҰЛТТЫҚ
БАНКІ» and in English «NATIONAL BANK
OF KAZAKHSTAN.
Reverse: image of queen Tomiris
surrounded by numerous warriors (fragment of Duselkhanov’s
picture), indication of coin metal «Ag 925» and weight «31,1g.»,
«VI B.C.» means century when Tomiris lived.
Imprints and legends on the face
and reverse sides of the coin are relief.
Lateral surface is grooved.
Metal: Ag 925.
Weight: 31.1 g. Weight is indicated without coverage.
Diameter: 38.61 mm.
Quality: proof
Maximum mintage: 13 000 (3 000 for internal market of
Kazakhstan).
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