Tenge

This article covers the Kazakh currency tenge. For more meanings see tenge (disambiguation)

Tenge
Country:	Kazakhstan
Subdivision:	100 Tiyn
ISO 4217 code :	KZT
Abbreviation:	₸ (since 2007)
Exchange rate : (29 Mar 2020)	1  EUR  = 496.16 KZT 100 KZT = 0.20155 EUR 1  CHF  = 461.07 KZT 100 KZT = 0.21689 CHF

The tenge ( Kazakh теңге / Tengge ) is the currency of Kazakhstan . 1 tenge is divided into 100 Tiyn (Kazakh тиын ). The currency was introduced on November 15, 1993, it replaced the Russian ruble . 500 rubles were exchanged for 1 tenge.

Meaning of the word and history

The name of the currency is derived from the old Turkish term “tamga” or “denga”, which stands for a measure of weight and thus has a meaning comparable to that of pound , lira and peso . The Russian term for 'money' Деньги (Dengi) has the same Old Turkish tribe as the Tenge. In Kazakh, "tenge" means something like "balance".

Already in the Emirate of Bukhara and in the briefly existing People's Republic of Bukhara , the name of the currency used was "Tenge".

Cash

Today there are only coins and banknotes in the tenge unit. Coins and banknotes belonging to the Tiyn unit were withdrawn from circulation.

Coins

Circulation coins

There are currently tenge coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 tenge. On the obverse of the tenge coins is the value of the coin, on the reverse the coat of arms of Kazakhstan. In 1993, the 1, 5, 10 and 20 tenge coins were introduced. The 50 tenge coin followed in 1997 and 100 tenge was introduced in 2002. It wasn't until 2005 that a two tenge coin was issued.

The 100 tenge coin consists of two different alloys ( bimetal and copper - nickel ). The 50 and 20 tenge coins are made of copper-nickel and the remaining coins are made of brass .

Coin value	image	Weight	diameter	motive
1 tenge		1.63 g	15 mm	Kazakh national coat of arms
2 tenge		1.84 g	16 mm	Kazakh national coat of arms
5 tenge		2.18 g	17.27 mm	Kazakh national coat of arms
10 tenge		2.81 g	19.56 mm	Kazakh national coat of arms
20 tenge		2.9 g	18.27 mm	Kazakh national coat of arms
50 tenge		4.7 g	23 mm	Kazakh national coat of arms
100 tenge		6.65 g	24.5 mm	Kazakh national coat of arms

Commemorative tenge coins

Until 1999, the National Bank of Kazakhstan issued 20-tenge commemorative coins, which were eventually replaced by 50-tenge commemorative coins. Six different series of these commemorative coins are currently being minted (series events, personalities, orders of merit, customs and national games, wildlife and space travel).

There are also numerous other commemorative coins of 100 tenge and 500 tenge. Gold coins are also issued.

Banknotes

The current tenge banknotes were introduced in 2006, replacing the old 1993 editions. There are seven banknote denominations: 200 tenge, 500 tenge, 1000 tenge, 2000 tenge, 5000 tenge and 10,000 tenge. Since August 1, 2000, the National Bank of Kazakhstan does not bring notes of 1, 3 and 5 tenge, and any banknotes since 1 November 2000 on 10, 20 and 50 tenge more in circulation.

The front sides of the notes show the Bajterek tower as a motif , the backs each have motifs from the areas of architecture or flora and fauna in Kazakhstan.

Circulation banknotes

Face value	front	back	size	colour	Motif front	Motif back
200 tenge			126 × 64 mm	orange	Bayterek Tower , fragments of notes of the national anthem, the national flag and the coat of arms of Kazakhstan; an open palm and a rock carving from the Bronze Age	Transport tower , winged leopard on an Ischim bridge , Kazakh Ministry of Defense
500 tenge			130 × 67 mm	blue		Kazakh Ministry of Finance, Astana City Hall , seagulls over the sea
1000 tenge			134 × 70 mm	brown		President's National Cultural Center, mountains in the background
2000 tenge			139 × 73 mm	green		Abai Opera House in Almaty , mountain lake in the background
5000 tenge			144 × 76 mm	Brown-red		Independence Monument, Hotel Kazakhstan in Almaty
10,000 tenge			149 × 79 mm	violet		Ak Orda Palace , canyon in the background

Revisions

Only a few years after the introduction of new banknotes, the National Bank began issuing revised drafts. On January 30, 2011, new banknotes with a face value of 5,000 tenge were issued, the front of which no longer corresponded to the previous design of the series from 2006. A new edition of the 10,000 tenge banknote followed in 2011 and the new design of the 2,000 tenge banknote was presented in 2013.

Face value	front	back	size	colour	Motif front	Motif back
5000 tenge			144 × 76 mm	red	Monument "Kazak Eli", flying pigeons, snow leopard	Outline map of Kazakhstan, Independence Monument, Hotel Kazakhstan in Almaty
10,000 tenge			149 × 79 mm	Blue-violet	Monument "Kazak Eli", flying pigeons	Outline map of Kazakhstan, Ak Orda Palace
2000 tenge			139 × 73 mm	green	Monument “Kazak Eli”, yurt, flying pigeons, saiga	Outline map of Kazakhstan, image of the Irtysh River
1000 tenge			134 × 70 mm	Yellow-brown	Monument "Kazak Eli", yurt, flying pigeons	Outline map of Kazakhstan, Ustyurt Plateau
20,000 tenge			155 × 79 mm	Gray-blue	Monument "Kazak Eli", winged horse, triumphal arch	Outline map of Kazakhstan, panorama of Astana

A new design has now been put into circulation for the reissue banknotes. The main motif was then expanded. The Berner Zeitung reported in December 2017 that the Kazakh national bank had used a picture of a black-headed gull from Wikimedia Commons to design the 500 tenge note .

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  Detail of the 500 tenge note

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  Photography by user Cele4 on Wikimedia Commons

Commemorative banknotes

So far, six commemorative banknotes have been issued by the Kazakh National Bank. The first banknote was issued on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Kazakh national currency in 2008. The second commemorative banknote was issued by the Kazakh National Bank on the chairmanship of Kazakhstan in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe . The third commemorative banknote followed in 2011 for the seventh Asian Winter Games in 2011 , which took place in Almaty and Astana . In the same year, two more commemorative banknotes were issued for Kazakhstan's chairmanship of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation and 20 Years of Independence. At the end of December 2013, a banknote followed, the subject of which is Kul Tigin, a former general of the Kök Turks .

Face value	front	back	size	colour	output	Edition	theme
5000 tenge			144 × 76 mm	Brown-red	2008		15 years of national currency
1000 tenge			134 × 70 mm	turquoise	January 5, 2010	10 million	Kazakhstan chaired the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
2000 tenge			139 × 73 mm	green	January 17, 2011	20 million	7. Winter Asian Games in Almaty and Astana
1000 tenge			134 × 70 mm	green	May 25, 2011	10 million	Kazakhstan chaired the Organization for Islamic Cooperation
10,000 tenge			149 × 79 mm	Blue-violet	4th July 2011	30 million	20 years of independence for Kazakhstan
1000 tenge			134 × 70 mm	Yellow-brown	December 12th 2013	10 million	"Kultegin" monument with Turkish script
10,000 tenge			149 × 79 mm	blue	December 1, 2016	100,000	25 years of Kazakhstan's independence

Web links

Commons : Kazakh Banknotes  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Commons : Kazakh Coins  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the National Bank of Kazakhstan (English, Kazakh and Russian)
• Kazakh coins (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Neil Shafer (ed.), Colin R. Bruce II (ed.): Standard Catalog of World Paper Money by Albert Pick. Specialized issues . Volume One. 6th, ed., Approx. 1999 ISBN 0-87341-149-8 pp. 881-884
2. ↑ Seagull from Lake Thun conquers Kazakhstan - Uetendorf When designing a banknote, the Kazakh national bank apparently "used" a photo from the Internet - from a Uetendorf hobby photographer. In: Berner Zeitung. Retrieved December 6, 2017 . 
3. ↑ National Bank of Kazakhstan: Banknote 5000 tenge, issued in 2008 and dedicated to 15-years of National currency - Tenge Introduction (English)
4. ↑ National Bank of Kazakhstan: Banknote 1000 tenge, issued in 2010 and dedicated to presidency of Kazakhstan in Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe in 2010 (English)
5. ↑ Kazakh National Bank: Banknote 2000 tenge, issued in 2011 and devoted to 7th Asian Winter Games 2011 (English)
6. ↑ Kazakh National Bank: Commemorative banknote 1000 tenge devoted to the Republic of Kazakhstan's chairmanship in the Organization of the Islamic Conference (English)
7. ↑ Kazakh National Bank: Commemorative banknote 10000 tenge devoted to 20 years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan's (English)
8. ↑ Kazakh National Bank: Commemorative banknote with face value of 1000 tenge devoted to "Kultegin" monument of Turkic writing (English)

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