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50 Tenge 20th Anniversary of Tenge
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#397 |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a depiction of a commemorative coin issued for the 20th Anniversary of Kazakhstan's Independence, set within a decorative frame of seven stylized banknote images representing the national currency. To the lower left, the inscription «ТЕҢГЕГЕ 20 ЖЫЛ» (20 Years of the Tenge) is arranged in three lines alongside the date «2013». Along the left periphery, a series of tenge currency graphic symbols is arranged in a circular pattern, celebrating the two decades of the national monetary system. |
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| Reverse lettering | ТЕҢГЕГЕ 20 ЖЫЛ 2013 |
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The tenge was introduced on November 15, 1993, replacing the Soviet ruble after Kazakhstan found itself without a functioning monetary system following the USSR's collapse — the country had been using ruble notes printed as far back as the Gorbachev era. The 1993 launch required extraordinary logistical secrecy; the new banknotes were printed in the UK and flown in covertly to prevent destabilizing speculation before the switch was announced with only a few days' notice for citizens to exchange their rubles.
This commemorative marks exactly two decades from that date.