2009 Kazakhstan Soyuz-Apollo Silver Tantalum proof coin NGC PF69
Face value
– 500 tenge. Bi-colored (composite) coins 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.
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
TENGHE"; trademark 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 in State and English languages "REPUBLIC OF
KAZAKHSTAN".
Reverse: the
image of the Soviet spaceship “Soyuz – 19” and American spaceship “Apollo”,
they realized the joining on the near-earth orbit of joint experimental flight
program; the name of the coin is indicated in Kazakh “SOYUZ-APOLLON” and in
English “SOYUZ-APOLLO”; “2009” means the year of coinage.
Fineness: Ag 925 14.6 ± 0.15 r/g Ta 999-26.8 ± 0.25
r/g
Weight:
41.4 g.
Diameter: 38.61 mm