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3 Tenge
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| In circulation to | 14 November 2012 |
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| Obverse lettering | ҚАЗАҚСТАН ҰЛТТЫҚ БАНКІ 3 ҮШ ТЕҢГЕ ҚАЗАҚСТАН ҰЛТТЫҚ БАНКІ 1993 СҮЙІНБАЙ - 1815–1898ж (Translation: National Bank of Kazakhstan, Three Tenge, National Bank of Kazakhstan, Süyinbay - year 1815-1898) |
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| Reverse lettering | БАНКНОТТАРДЫ ҚОЛДАН ЖАСАУ ЗАҢМЕН ҚУДАЛАНАДЫ 3 ҮШ ТЕҢГЕ (Translation: Counterfeiting banknotes is punished by law, Three Tenge) |
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Kazakhstan's first national currency series, introduced in November 1993, replaced the Soviet ruble in a single-day swap operation — citizens had three days to exchange a strictly limited sum, after which old rubles became worthless. The tenge launch was kept secret until the last possible moment to prevent capital flight and speculative hoarding ahead of the changeover.
Harrison & Sons printed the entire inaugural series. The 3 tenge sits at an unusual denomination — one rarely seen in modern currency systems — retained largely to ease the psychological transition from ruble-denomination habits.