Official statement 

  

From August 24, 2015, the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic will issue a collectible coin "Kyz Kuumai" from the series "National sports and folk games" and "Tamga - a Symbol of the Unity of the Kyrgyz Kaganate" from the series "The Age of the Kyrgyz Kaganate." 

The main element of the obverse of the coin "Kyz Kuumai" is the image of a rider, catching his companion. In the background there are the outlines of the mountains; on the right side - an indication of the sample and the weight of the metal. In the upper part of the coin there is an inscription "Kyz Kuumai" and at the bottom - the face value of the coin. The national emblem of the Kyrgyz Republic is presented on the reverse side of the coin. Stylized images of a girl and a boy, galloping on a horse are placed around the national emblem. Ornamental images of people watching a match are placed around the coin. There is an inscription "Uluttuk Sport jana Eldik Oyundary" in the upper part of the coin and at the bottom - the year of issue (2015). 

The main element of the obverse of the coin "Tamga - a Symbol of the Unity of the Kyrgyz Kaganate" is Tamga made of gold - a common family coat of arms of the Kyrgyz people. The design of the coin reflects the territorial expansion of the Kyrgyz influence from Siberia to Central Asia in the heyday of the Kyrgyz Kaganate: these are the spikes of the mother doe, Altai trees and pine trees, the army of the Kyrgyz Kaganate on the background of the outlines of the mountains and the blue sky. A vertical inscription "Tamga" is placed in the foreground; on the left side there is an indication of the metal sample, and on the right side - the weight of the coin. The face value of the coin is put at the bottom.  

The national emblem of the Kyrgyz Republic is presented in the form of the sun on the reverse side of the coin, at the center of ornamental patterns. Different variations of the common Kyrgyz tamga belonging to tribes and kins of the Kyrgyz are placed around the coin. There is the inscription "Kyrgyz Uluu Kaganate" in the upper part of the coin and at the bottom - the year of issue (2015). 

  

Coin specifications 

  

Name 

Face value  

Metal sample 

Weight  

(grams)  

Diameter  

(mm)  

Quality 

Issues 

(pieces)  

Kyz Kuumai 

10 soms 

Ag 925°  

28.28   

38.60 mm  

Proof  

2 000  

5 soms  

Cupronickel  

14.35   

33.00 mm  

Proof like  

3 000  

Tamga - a Symbol of the Unity of the Kyrgyz Kaganate 

10 soms 

Ag 925°  

28.28  

38.60  

Proof  

1 000