Country : Kazakhstan
Year 2014
Face value : 50 tenge
Diameter : 31mm
Thickness : 2mm
Weight : 11.17 grams
Circulation : 50,000 pieces
Quality : Uncirculated
This
coin with face of 50 tenge is the first of a series called
Treasures of the Steppe, and is dedicated to a kind of giant cauldron
without handles called Taikazan, located in the mausoleum of Ahmed Yasawi in
the city of Turkestan.
For the
Turkish peoples these cauldrons were a symbol of unity and
hospitality, so special emphasis was placed on its size and
appearance. The so-called Taikazan, which is represented on the coin, tells
with a diameter of 2.45 meters and a weight of two tons, being the largest
famous and great of all known. Legend has it that it is
composed of an alloy of seven metals
