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10 Som Saimaalu-Tash

Issuer National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
Year 2013
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 detail against a polished mirror background. Below the arms, a stylized panoramic scene of rock faces bears ancient petroglyphs characteristic of the Saimaalu-Tash site, including human figures, animals, and geometric motifs carved in low relief. The circular legend runs along the left and right periphery of the coin in Cyrillic script. The date 2013 appears in the lower exergue.
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Obverse lettering КЫРГЫЗСТАНДЫН ТАРЫХЫЙ ЖАНА АРХИТЕКТУРАЛЫК ЭСТЕЛИКТЕРИ 2013
(Translation: Kyrgyz historical and architectural monuments)
Reverse description The reverse features a colorized central composition depicting ancient rock art petroglyphs from the Saimaalu-Tash site: a solar deity figure, a mountain ibex, and a bull bearing a solar disk are rendered in vivid color against the polished silver field, faithfully reproducing the prehistoric pictographs. The denomination and inscriptions appear in the lower portion of the field. The bilingual legend in Cyrillic and Latin script identifies the site, accompanied by the silver fineness and weight specifications.
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