The obverse of the coins in the center shows a composition symbolizing the entrance to the Islamic shrines, consisting of images of a stylized arch, a heraldic spiral and an inscription `500 ТЕҢГЕ` denoting the face value of a coin. To the right of the figures of the face value there is an inscription `Au 999` indicating the metal sample from which the coin is made. The inscription `ҚАЗАҚСТАН ҰЛТТЫҚ БАНКІ` in the national language, the logo of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the inscription `2010` denoting the year of coinage, and the trademark of the Kazakhstan mint are on the circumference.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
ҚАЗАҚСТАН ҰЛТТЫҚ БАНКІ
500
ТЕҢГЕ
• 2010 •
Au 999
KMC (Translation: 500 TENGE Au 999 NATIONAL BANK OF KAZAKHSTAN 2010)
Reverse description
On the reverse side of the coin in the center there is an image of the mosque `Dome of the Rock` (Jerusalem). In the upper sector there is the inscription `DOME OF THE ROCK`, in the lower part - `JERUSALEM` in English.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
DOME OF THE ROCK
JERUSALEM
Edge
Reeded
Mint
(KMC) Kazakhstan Mint (Қазақстан теңге сарайы), Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan (1992-date)