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10 Tenge
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The National Coat of Arms of Kazakhstan occupies the central field, depicting a shanyrak (the upper dome of a yurt) with sun rays radiating outward, flanked by two mythical winged horses (tulpars) and surmounted by a five-pointed star. The inscription КАЗАКСТАН appears on the shield at the base of the arms. The circular legend reading ҚАЗАҚСТАН • ТЕҢГЕ • ҰЛТТЫҚ БАНҚІ runs along the rim, separated by dot stops, with the mint mark ҚҰБ positioned to the right. The denomination numeral 10 is prominently displayed in the lower field beneath the arms. |
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| Obverse lettering | • ҚАЗАҚСТАН • 10 ТЕҢГЕ • ҰЛТТЫҚ БАНҚІ • ҚҰБ (Translation: National Bank of Kazakhstan 10 Tenge) |
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Kazakhstan's first national coinage was issued in 1993, just two years after independence, when the tenge replaced the Soviet ruble at a rate of 500 rubles to one tenge. The transition was abrupt — citizens had three days to exchange their rubles before the old currency was rendered worthless.
The 1993 series was struck at the Banka Litwa mint in Lithuania, one of several post-Soviet states that contracted foreign minting capacity before establishing domestic facilities.