Catalog
3 Tenge
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Currency | Tenge (1993-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a stylized argali (Marco Polo sheep) rendered in a traditional Kazakh decorative art style, shown in profile facing right with ornate scrollwork and geometric motifs filling the body. Small tamga (heraldic symbol) appears above the animal in the upper field. The circular legend reads КАЗАКСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ (Republic of Kazakhstan) in Cyrillic script, flanked by raised dots, with the date 1992 inscribed at the base. |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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Kazakhstan's first national coinage appeared in November 1993, replacing the Soviet ruble after independence, but the 1992 date on this piece reflects the design and authorization year rather than actual minting — a distinction that trips up collectors unfamiliar with the series. The National Bank had been preparing currency infrastructure for over a year before the tenge was formally introduced, and these early denominations were struck in anticipation of the eventual monetary transition.