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50 Tenge 20 Years of Independence
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a large stylized commemorative emblem formed by the numeral 20, in which the digit '2' is rendered as a sweeping decorative curve and the '0' is designed as an oval incorporating a flying eagle in profile, symbolizing Kazakhstan's sovereignty and freedom. Decorative teardrop motifs surround the upper portion of the emblem. Below the central design, the inscription ҚАЗАҚСТАН тәуелсіздігіне (To the Independence of Kazakhstan) appears in two lines in bold Cyrillic lettering, with ЖЫЛ (years) to the upper right of the emblem. The date range 1991-2011 is inscribed along the lower field, commemorating the twentieth anniversary of Kazakhstani independence. |
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Kazakhstan declared independence on December 16, 1991, following the failed August coup in Moscow — one of the last Soviet republics to do so. The National Bank was established shortly after, though Kazakhstan continued using the Russian ruble until November 1993, when the tenge was introduced almost overnight to escape the inflation hemorrhaging out of the ruble zone.
KM#210 is a circulation commemorative, struck in nickel silver rather than cupronickel, distinguishing it from the standard tenge series of the period.