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3 Tenge
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Weight | 3.27 g |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | Central design features an octagonal geometric star pattern formed by interlaced angular bands in a traditional Kazakh ornamental style, set within a beaded border encircling the field. Within the central octagonal panel, the large numeral '3' dominates the field, with the mint mark ҚҰБ inscribed to the upper right, the date 1993 to the left, and the denomination ТЕҢГЕ below. |
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Kazakhstan's first national coinage, issued in 1993, arrived just two years after independence following the Soviet collapse. The tenge itself launched on November 15, 1993 — a date still marked as National Currency Day — replacing the Soviet ruble at a rate of 500 rubles to one tenge, an exchange ceiling that wiped out much of the population's ruble savings overnight.
The copper-nickel composition was a deliberate choice for the fractional denominations, contrasting with the brass used for higher values in the inaugural series.