New Kazakhstan coins Abulkhair khan

New Kazakhstan coins Abulkhair khan
New Kazakhstan coins Abulkhair khan
New Kazakhstan coins Abulkhair khan

National Bank of Kazakhstan has released "Abulkhair khan" commemorative coins under  coin series on July 29th 2016.

A portrait of Abulkhair khan was depicted on the obverse of the 50 tenge banknote of 1993. Currently the banknote is withdrawn from circulation.

Abulhair Khan, Abul Khair Khan (Kazakh: Әбілқайыр хан, Äbilqayır xan) (1693–1748) was leader of the Kazakh Little jüz in present-day western Kazakhstan. During this period, the Little jüz participated in the 1723-1730 war against the Zunghars, following their "Great Disaster" invasion of Kazakh territories. Under his leadership Kazakh ghazis defeated Dzungar forces at the Bulanty river in 1726 and in the battle of Anrakay in 1729.
 
In order to obtain Russian help against the Dzungars, Abul Khair Khan took an oath of allegiance to the Russian crown in 1731. He subsequently attempted to limit and control the amount of Russian influence exercised over the Kazakh Little jüz.

100 tenge nickel silver coin.

Face value: 100 tenge;
Diameter – 31 mm, thickness – 2 mm, weight – 11,17 gram;
Mintage: 100 000 pcs.

Obverse: state emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the center; inscriptions "100" and "ТЕҢГЕ" at the bottom indicate the denomination of the coin; to the left and to the right are mirrored elements of the national ornament; inscriptions "ҚАЗАҚСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ" in Kazakh and "РЕСПУБЛИКА КАЗАХСТАН" in Russian; at the top is the logo of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Reverse: in the center of the coin is a fragment of the front of the 50 tenge banknote, which features a portrait of Abulhair Khan;  the number "2016", which indicates the year of coinage, and banknote’s graphic elements are along the circumference.

 

500 tenge silver coin.

Face value: 500 tenge;
Quality: proof, metal - silver 0.925;
Diameter – 38.61 mm, weight – 31,1 gram;
Mintage: 3000 pcs.

Obverse: state emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the center; inscriptions "500" and "ТЕҢГЕ" at the bottom indicate the denomination of the coin; to the left and to the right are mirrored elements of the national ornament; inscriptions "ҚАЗАҚСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ" in Kazakh and "РЕСПУБЛИКА КАЗАХСТАН" in Russian; at the top is the logo of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Reverse: in the center of the coin is a fragment of the front of the 50 tenge banknote, which features a portrait of Abulhair Khan; inscriptions «ӘБІЛҚАЙЫР ХАН» and "Ag 925 31.1 g", the number "2016", which indicates the year of coinage, and banknote’s graphic elements are along the circumference.

 

500 tenge gold coin.

Face value: 500 tenge;
Quality: proof, metal - gold 0.999;
Diameter – 21.87 mm, weight – 7.78 gram;
Mintage: 1000 pcs.

Obverse: state emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the center; inscriptions "500" and "ТЕҢГЕ" at the bottom indicate the denomination of the coin; to the left and to the right are mirrored elements of the national ornament; inscriptions "ҚАЗАҚСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ" in Kazakh and "РЕСПУБЛИКА КАЗАХСТАН" in Russian; at the top is the logo of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan; protruding rim along the circumference.

Reverse: in the center of the coin is a fragment of the front of the 50 tenge banknote, which features a portrait of Abulkhair khan; inscriptions «ӘБІЛҚАЙЫР ХАН»  and "Au 999 7.78 g", the number "2016", which indicates the year of coinage, and banknote’s graphic elements are along the circumference; protruding rim along the circumference.

Source of information: The National bank of Kazakhstan www.nationalbank.kz