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50 Tenge
| Issuer | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Currency | Tenge (1993-date) |
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| Reverse lettering | БАНКНОТТАРДЫ ҚОЛДАН ЖАСАУ ЗАҢМЕН ҚУДАЛАНАДЫ 50 ЕЛУ ТЕҢГЕ (Translation: Counterfeiting banknotes is punished by law, Fifty Teñge) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Kazakhstan's first banknote series, introduced in November 1993, was issued under extraordinary secrecy. The government had been preparing its own currency for months while still officially participating in the ruble zone — the notes were flown in from Harrison & Sons and held in vaults before a surprise three-day window in which citizens could exchange Soviet rubles for tenge at a fixed rate.
Harrison printed several denominations in this inaugural series, and the 50 Tenge sits near the upper end of the initial range. The P#12A designation distinguishes it from a subsequent signature variety.