Vostok spacecraft 50 tenge Uncirculated Казахстан
Specifications
- Series
- SPACE - KAZAKHSTAN
- Country
- Казахстан
- Denomination
- 50 ₸
- Metal
- Neyzilber
- Mass
- 0.38oz (11.2 g)
- Diameter
- 31.00
- Mintage
- 50000
- Quality
- Uncirculated
- Year
- 2008
The reverse of this commemorative coin of Kazakhstan features the Vostok spacecraft, associated with one of the most important events in the history of world space exploration. It was aboard a spacecraft of this type that Yuri Gagarin launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 12, 1961, becoming the first human in history to travel into outer space. This issue highlights the special role of Kazakhstan as the country on whose territory Baikonur is located, the site that became the starting point of the era of human spaceflight. The 50 ₸ coin is struck in nickel silver and weighs 11.17 g. The image of Vostok recalls one of the great scientific breakthroughs of the 20th century and the significance of the first human spaceflight for the entire world.
