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10 000 Tenge Independence
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Reference(s) | P#39 |
| Obverse description | The Qazaq Eli monument of Nur-Sultan dominates the right portion of the design, its column crowned by a mythical bird with spread wings, set against a fine guilloche underprint in blue and teal tones incorporating architectural vignettes of the capital city. Two peace doves in flight are rendered across the lower centre, one in multicolour intaglio with ornamental Kazakh folk motifs on its wings, while the Kazakhstani state emblem appears in gold to the left. The national flag is reproduced in full colour in the upper right corner, with the denomination numerals '10000' printed in bold blue at lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | ҚАЗАҚСТАН ҰЛТТЫҚ БАНКІ БАНКНОТТАРДЫ ҚОЛДАН ЖАСАУ ЗАҢМЕН ҚУДАЛАНАДЫ 10000 ОН МЫҢ ТЕҢГЕ (Translation: National Bank of Kazakhstan, Counterfeiting banknotes is punished by law, Ten Thousand Teñge) |
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Issued to mark the twentieth anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence, this note was among the first in the region to use a hybrid substrate — a polymer-paper composite rather than pure cotton or full polymer — at the time still an uncommon choice for a commemorative issue of this denomination. The decision reflected deliberate hedging: polymer's durability against the tactile familiarity that Central Asian cash-handlers expected from banknotes.
The 10,000 Tenge had been Kazakhstan's highest denomination since 2003, so issuing a commemorative at that value rather than a new face amount kept the series coherent without requiring a redenomination.