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10 Som Duishen

Issuer National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
Year 2009
Type Non-circulating coin
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Obverse description The National Coat of Arms of the Kyrgyz Republic is depicted in the upper central field, rendered in fine relief against a dark mirror-proof background with horizontal brush-finish lines. Beneath the coat of arms, occupying the lower half of the field, is the facsimile cursive signature of author Chingiz Aitmatov in raised relief. A bilingual circular legend in Kyrgyz and Russian frames the design along the periphery, and the date 2009 appears in the exergue.
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Obverse lettering ЧЫҢГЫЗ АЙТМАТОВДУН ЧЫГАРМАСЫ ~ ПРОИЗВЕДЕНИЕ ЧИНГИЗА АЙТМАТОВА Ч. Айтматов 2009
(Translation: The work of Chingiz Aitmatov)
Reverse description The central design depicts a scene from Chingiz Aitmatov's novella 'Duishen' (also known as 'The First Teacher'), showing a group of Kyrgyz children in traditional dress being led by a teacher across a wintry landscape, all rendered within the open pages of a large book that frames the composition. A mountainous backdrop with a small structure and trees is visible in the upper portion of the scene. The bilingual title legend arcs around the upper periphery, while the denomination 10 СОМ is inscribed in large characters along the lower rim. The fineness and weight specification Ag 925 / 28,28 appears in small text at the lower left of the book design.
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