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50 Tenge Latin
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 2019-2023 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the National Coat of Arms of Kazakhstan, depicting two mythical golden eagles flanking a circular sun motif with rays, surmounted by a five-pointed star, and a decorative scroll inscribed 'QAZAQSTAN' at the base. The legend 'QAZAQSTAN RESPÝBLIKASY' arcs along the upper periphery in Latin script, while the date appears in the lower field between two ornamental dots. The design is rendered in high relief against a smooth field, with a raised border encircling the entire composition. |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral '50' dominates the central field in bold double-outlined relief, with the mint mark 'QUB' inscribed discretely to the left within the numeral. Below, the denomination legend 'TEŃGE' is rendered in Latin script with a decorative scroll ornament beneath. A small eight-pointed star appears at the top of the field above the numeral. The reverse design is clean and modern in style, with a flat field and raised rim. |
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Kazakhstan's shift to Latin script for the Kazakh language was decreed by President Nursultan Nazarbayev in 2017, part of a broader cultural repositioning away from Cyrillic — itself a Soviet-era imposition that replaced an earlier Latin alphabet used briefly in the 1930s. The coinage followed as a matter of course, with this type serving as one of the more visible everyday carriers of the new orthography.
The transition has been gradual by design, with parallel Cyrillic and Latin signage remaining common across Kazakhstan well into the 2020s.