Catalog
10.000 Tenge
| Issuer | Qazaqstan Ulttyk Banki |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Size | 160 x 69 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | ҚАЗАҚСТАН ҰЛТТЫҚ БАНКІ ОН МЫҢ ТЕҢГЕ 10000 |
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| Protection description | Multiple embedded security threads visible as dark vertical bars on the reverse; holographic circular patch on both faces incorporating the state emblem and Tenge symbol with colour-shift effect; watermark integrated into the polymer substrate. |
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Kazakhstan's shift to polymer for the 10,000 Tenge came as part of a broader modernization push by the Ulttyk Bank, following years of experimentation with hybrid and cotton-paper substrates in lower denominations. The move to polymer at this denomination level is notable — most central banks introduce the substrate at smaller values first and take years to migrate upward. Kazakhstan compressed that timeline considerably.
P#50 sits at the top of the current circulating series. Polymer notes from this mint cycle are still entering circulation, meaning truly unhandled examples are easy to find — which keeps collector premiums negligible for now.