Venera - 10

The Venera - 10 spacecraft  was started by the Proton launch vehicle on June 14, 1975 . On October 25, 1975 the "Venus-10" lander soft-landed on a lit side of the planet in 2200 km from a point of landing of "Venus-9". From the lander television images of a surface of Venus were transferred to Earth. Meanwhile the orbital compartment of Venus-10 station orbited round Venus.

Bi-colored (composite) coin is made with the use of tantalum, the metal which is widely used in the space industry. Over coin production the technology of change of color of tantalum is applied. Commemorative coins "Venera-10" finishes a series of "Space" coins.

Bi-colored (composite) coin has the round form consisted of the concentric situated ring and disk. The internal disk of coin is made of tantalum, with application of technology of changing color on purple, an external ring from silver.

Kazakhstan 2015 Venera - 10 Silver
Obverse: 
The composition symbolized the unity of human being with the world and the connection between the past and present; the face value of the coin "500 ТЕҢГЕ"; trade mark of Kazakhstan Mint; the inscription of «Ag 925 14.6 g. Та 26.8 g. » defining the metal which the coin is made of, its fineness and weight; two inscriptions "ҚАЗАҚСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ" in State language and "REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN" in English.
Reverse: 
the image of the Venera-10 spacecraft on its approach to the planet Venus; inscriptions "Венера-10" in state language and "VENERA-10" in English; year of coinage '2015".
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Catalog ID: 
KZ295CM1
Value: 
€70
Mintage: 
3000
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Bimetal

Central circle metal: 
Central circle fitness: 
0.999
Central circle weigth: 
26.8g
Outer circle metal: 
Outer circle fitness: 
0.925
Outer circle weigth: 
14.6g
Purity: 
0.925
Weight: 
41.4g
Purity second metal: 
0.999
Weight second metal: 
26.8g
Diameter: 
38.61mm
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