[3] Astana commemorative medal is made of tombac alloy in the shape of a circle 34 mm in diameter.

[4] The obverse side carries an image of the official residence of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Astana.

Lower part of the medal has the word Астана (Astana) written in a Turkic font above a national ornament.

The reverse side of the medal depicts a mythical winged snow leopard at the center with 1998 inscribed below.

[1] The medal connects to its pentagonal ribboned back board with a ring and a suspension.