
Coin collecting for beginners
Proof vs UNC: the difference using KOKBORI as an example
On the left is the 2023 KOKBORI in Proof, and on the right is the same coin in UNC. Both are struck in 999.9 fine silver, weigh 31.10 g and have a face...


The 500 ₸ silver coin, weighing 31.10 g, is dedicated to M. Kisamedinov’s work Myth and continues the theme of reflecting Kazakh visual art in numismatics. Its design features the lithograph Myth from the artist’s Movement series, giving the issue a distinctive artistic expressiveness and linking the plasticity of the coin’s relief with the master’s original graphic language. The composition conveys the imagery characteristic of Kisamedinov’s work, based on association, inner movement, and a symbolic perception of form. Struck in .925 silver, the coin is of interest both to collectors and to admirers of the art of Kazakhstan.