A coin in honor of Mukhtar Auezov’s
125th anniversary received an international award. This year, it has won third
place at the 17th coins competition ‘Coin Constellation’. In general, 23
participants from 18 countries presented coins issued last year. The winners in
nine nominations were determined by a professional jury, including experts from
the largest museums, auction houses, numismatic associations and specialized
publications. It should be noted that coins of the National Banks of Belarus
and Kyrgyzstan, which won in other nominations, were minted by the Kazakhstan
Mint of the National Bank.
“This nomination includes coins that have not
been minted using any of the latest technologies, various colors, gilding,
inserts of diamonds or other stones. A coin must be made according to
all the rules of medal art. In fact, the coin to mark the anniversary of
Mukhtar Auezov was made using this technology. The reverse side of the coin
depicts two symbols, a writer’s feather and signature, which characterize
Auezov’s status as a classic of Kazakh literature,” said Almat Bassenov, the chief
designer of the National Bank of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan’s National Bank issues collector
coins from “Ideas of the Universe” new series
Meanwhile, the Kazakh National Bank has put
into circulation collector coins from a brand new series entitled ‘Ideas of the
Universe’. 500 pieces of TÁŃIRLIK TANYM – Tengri’s view are made of
silver and tantalum using complex technology. According to the designers, the
coins telling about ancient civilizations bear an educational character.
TÁŃIRLIK TANYM depicts the mythical tree of life ‘Baiterek’, with the bird
Samruk sitting on its top and the dragon Aidakhar at its roots.
