500 Tenge (Belka and Strelka) 2020 front 500 Tenge (Belka and Strelka) 2020 back
500 Tenge (Belka and Strelka) 2020 photo
© National Bank of Kazakhstan

500 Tenge Belka and Strelka

2020 year
Bimetallic: tantalum centre in silver (.925) ring (tantalum 26.8 g / silver 14.6 g) 41.4 g 38.61 mm
Description
Issuer
Kazakhstan
Period
Republic (1991-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
2020
Value
500 Tenge 500 KZT = USD 1.03
Currency
Tenge (1993-date)
Composition
Bimetallic: tantalum centre in silver (.925) ring (tantalum 26.8 g / silver 14.6 g)
Weight
41.4 g
Diameter
38.61 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-06
References
Numista
N#281668
Rarity index
91%

Reverse

On the reverse side of coins, there is an image symbolizing the unity of a human being with the universe as a connection of the present with the past. On the right side of the coins, there are inscriptions indicating the denomination of the coins: '500 TENGE' on a coin made of silver with tantalum,

Lettering:
QAZAQSTAN RESPÝBLIKASY
500 ТЕҢГЕ
Ag 925 14.6g
Ta 26.8g
KMC
REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN'

Edge

Plain

Comment

The coins are dedicated to the 60th anniversary from the day of the space flight of Belka and Strelka dogs from the 'Baikonur' cosmodrome on 'Vostok' spacecraft. Belka and Strelka are the Soviet dog cosmonauts who made an orbital cosmic flight and successfully returned back to the Earth.

Date of issue 11.12.2020

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Belka and Strelka 500 Tenge coin is that it features a unique bimetallic design, with a tantalum center surrounded by a silver ring. The use of tantalum, a rare and durable metal, adds to the coin's distinctiveness and value.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2020 KMC 2500 - - - - - -

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 500 Tenge (Belka and Strelka) 2020 coin.