200 Tenge FC KAIRAT

Kazakhstan has produced collector-oriented commemorative circulation coins honoring domestic football clubs before, but the Kairat issue arrives as the Almaty club approaches its centenary — founded in 1954, the club is the oldest and most decorated in Kazakhstani football. The National Bank has increasingly used the 200 Tenge nickel silver format as a vehicle for cultural and sporting subjects since the denomination's reintroduction as a commemorative instrument in the 2010s.

KM# 489 is among the more recent catalog additions in this ongoing topical series.