100 Tenge Olympic Games - Hockey

Kazakhstan's hockey program punched well above its weight in the early 2010s, qualifying for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics as the host nation's neighbor and a former Soviet republic with deep roots in the sport. The national team's Sochi appearance — their first Winter Olympic hockey qualification in years — was the direct occasion for this issue.

KM#402 belongs to a broader Kazakhstani commemorative silver program that accelerated sharply after 2010, with the National Bank issuing themed pieces tied to international sporting events in part to build foreign collector interest in the series.