{{Short description|Currency of Kazakhstan}} {{redirect|₸|the symbol used in Japan|Japanese postal mark}} {{redirect|Tenge|other uses}} {{Infobox currency | name = Kazakhstani tenge | name_abbr = тен, тг, T<ref>{{cite web|url=https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/33367/33304.pdf?sequence=4|title=World Bank Editorial Style Guide 2020|page=136 |website=[[World Bank]] |access-date=2022-09-03}}</ref> | local_name1 = Қазақстан теңгесі | local_name_lang1 = kk | local_name2 = Qazaqstan teñgesı | local_name_lang2 = kk-Latn | local_name3 = Казахстанский тенге | local_name_lang3 = ru | image_1 = Сакский стиль 20000-ос.jpg | image_title_1 = ₸20,000 banknote (2026) | image_width_1 = 200 | image_2 = 200 tenge (avers).jpg | image_width_2 = 100 | image_title_2 = Tenge coin | iso_code = KZT | date_of_introduction = 1994<ref name="ISO72">{{cite web |title=ISO4217 AMENDMENT NUMBER 72 - 1994-05-17 |url=https://www.six-group.com/dam/download/financial-information/data-center/iso-currrency/amendments/dl_currency_iso_amendment_72.pdf}}</ref> | replaced_currency = [[Russian ruble]]<ref name="ISO72"/> | using_countries = {{KAZ}} | mint = Kazakhstan Mint of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan | mint_website = {{URL|https://kazmint.kz}} | inflation_rate = 10.6% (May 2026)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stat.gov.kz/en/news/insflation-in-the-republic-of-kazakhstan/ |author=Bureau of National Statistics |website=stat.gov.kz |title=Inflation in the Republic of Kazakhstan|access-date=2026-05-04}}</ref> | inflation_source_date = ''[https://www.nationalbank.kz/en Basic Macroeconomic Indicators on the homepage]'' | inflation_method = [[Consumer price index|CPI]] | subunit_ratio_1 = {{frac|1|100}} | subunit_name_1 = Tiyn (Tиын) | symbol = {{big|₸}} | unit = tenge | plural = The language(s) of this currency belong(s) to the [[Turkic languages]]. There is more than one way to construct plural forms. | rarely_used_coins = ₸1, ₸2 | used_coins = ₸5, ₸10, ₸20, ₸50, ₸100, ₸200 | used_banknotes = ₸200, ₸500, ₸1,000, ₸2,000, ₸5,000, ₸10,000, ₸20,000 | issuing_authority = [[National Bank of Kazakhstan]] | printer = Banknote Factory of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan | printer_website = {{URL|https://bf.kz}} | issuing_authority_website = {{URL|https://nationalbank.kz}} }}
The '''tenge''' ({{respell|ten|gay}}, {{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ɛ|ŋ|ɡ|eɪ}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lexico.com/definition/tenge|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228140144/https://www.lexico.com/definition/tenge|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 February 2021|title=''tenge'' in Lexico|work=Lexico|accessdate=8 August 2022}}</ref> or {{IPAc-en|t|ɛ|ŋ|ˈ|ɡ|eɪ}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/tenge|title=''tenge'' in Collins Dictionary|work=Collins Dictionary|accessdate=8 August 2022}}</ref> {{langx|kk|теңге}}, {{lang|kk-latn|teñge}} {{IPA|kk|tʲeŋˈɡʲe|}}; {{langx|ru|тенге}}; [[Currency symbol|sign]]: '''₸''' ; [[ISO 4217|code]]: '''KZT''') is the currency of [[Kazakhstan]]. It is divided into 100 '''tiyn''' ({{respell|tea|ANN}}, {{langx|kk|тиын}}, {{lang|kk-latn|tiyn}} {{IPA|kk|təˈjən|}}).
==History== After the breakup of the [[Soviet Union]] in December 1991, most of the formerly Soviet republics attempted to maintain a common currency. Some politicians hoped to at least maintain "special relations" among former Soviet republics (the "[[near abroad]]"). Other reasons were the economic considerations for maintaining the ruble zone. The wish to preserve strong trade relations between former Soviet republics was considered the most important goal.<ref name=Odling>{{cite web|author= Odling-Smee, J. ao|title= The IMF and the ruble area, 1991-93|date= 2001|url= http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2001/wp01101.pdf|access-date= 2014-12-16}}</ref>
The break-up of the Soviet Union was not accompanied by any formal changes in monetary arrangements. The [[Central Bank of Russia]] took over the State Bank of the USSR ([[Gosbank]]) on 1 January 1992. It continued to ship Soviet notes and coins to the central banks of the eleven newly independent countries, which had formerly been the main branches of Gosbank in the republics.
The political situation, however, was not favourable for maintaining a common currency.<ref name=Odling/> Maintaining a common currency requires a strong political consensus in respect to monetary and fiscal targets, a common institution in charge of implementing these targets, and some minimum of common legislation (concerning the banking and foreign-exchange regulations).{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} These conditions were far from being met amidst the turbulent economic and political situation.
During the first half of 1992, there existed a [[monetary union]] where 15 independent states all used the ruble. Since it was clear that the situation would not last, each of them was using its position as "free-riders" to issue huge amounts of money in the form of credit.<ref name=Dab>{{cite web|author= Dąbrowski, M|title= The reasons for the collapse of the Ruble zone|date= 1995|url= http://www.case-research.eu/sites/default/files/publications/3460035_058e_0.pdf|access-date= 2014-12-16}}</ref> As a result, some countries were issuing coupons in order to "protect" their markets from buyers from other states. The [[Central Bank of Russia|Russian central bank]] responded in July 1992 by setting up restrictions to the flow of credit between Russia and other states. The final collapse of the ruble zone began when Russia pulled out with the exchange of banknotes by the Central Bank of Russia on Russian territory at the end of July 1993.<ref name=mylife>{{cite book|author=Назарбаев Н. А. |chapter=Тенге — опора |date=2023 |isbn=978-601-271-803-4 |location=Астана |pages=708 |publisher=Фолиант |title=Моя жизнь: От зависимости к свободе}}<!-- auto-translated from Russian by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
As a result, Kazakhstan and other countries still in the ruble zone were "pushed out."<ref name=Dab/> On 12 November 1993, the [[president of Kazakhstan]] issued a [[decree]] "On introducing national currency of Republic of Kazakhstan." The tenge was introduced on 15 November 1993 to replace [[Soviet ruble|Soviet currency]] at a rate of ₸ 1 = Rbls 500. In 1991, a "special group" of designers was set up: Mendybay Alin, Timur Suleymenov, Asimsaly Duzelkhanov and Khayrulla Gabzhalilov. Thus 15 November is celebrated as the "Day of National Currency of Republic of Kazakhstan". In 1995 a tenge-printing factory opened in Kazakhstan. The first consignment of tenge banknotes were printed in the United Kingdom and the first coins were struck in Germany. In February 2019, Kazakh President [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] signed a bill into law that would remove all Russian captions from future tenge banknotes and coins.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.interfax.ru/world/651676|title= С казахстанских тенге исчезнут надписи на русском языке|date= 2019-02-22|website= Interfax.ru|language= ru|access-date= 2019-02-22}}</ref>
===Etymology=== The word ''tenge'' in [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]] and in most other [[Turkic languages]] means ''balance'', a set of [[weighing scale]], balanced scale and parity of scale or other measurements. ([[Turkish language|Turkish]] ''denge'', ''cf'' the old [[Uzbekistan|Uzbek]] ''tenga'' or the [[Tajik language|Tajik]] borrowed term ''tanga''). The origin of the word is the [[Mongolic languages|Mongolic]] word ''teng'' (ᠲᠡᠩ) originating from Chinese ''děng'' (等 or 戥) which means "being equal, balance". The name of this currency is thus similar to the [[pound (currency)|pound]], [[lira]], [[peso]], [[taka]], and [[shekel]]. The name of the currency is also related to the Russian word for money {{langx|ru|деньги }}/ {{lang|ru-Latn|den'gi}}, which the [[Old Russian]] language borrowed from Turkic sources.<ref name="wiktionary">{{cite web|url=https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%B3%D0%B8|title=деньги — Викисловарь|website=ru.wiktionary.org|access-date=2021-02-05}}</ref>
===Symbol=== {{Distinguish|〒|text=〒, the [[Japanese postal mark]]}}[[File:Kazakhstani tenge symbol.svg|80px|thumb|left|The symbol for the Kazakhstani tenge.]] Originally a simple letter "[[Т]]" was used to denote amounts in tenge, this is still recommended when the tenge symbol is not available.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/33367/33304.pdf?sequence=4|title=World Bank Editorial Style Guide 2020 - page 136 |website=openknowledge.worldbank.org |access-date=2022-08-01}}</ref> In autumn 2006 the National Bank of Kazakhstan organised a competition for a unique symbol for the currency and received over 30,000 applications.
On 20 March 2007, two days before the [[Nauryz]] holiday, the [[National Bank of Kazakhstan]] approved a graphical symbol for the tenge: ₸. <!--It is the character for "[[Tengri]]" from [[Orkhon script|Old turkic script]] similar to Latin "T" with bar above.--> <!-- It resembles the [[Japanese postal mark]]. -->
On 29 March 2007, the Bank announced two designers from [[Almaty]], Vadim Davydenko and Sanzhar Amirkhanov, as winners for the design of the symbol of the Kazakhstani tenge. They shared a prize of ₸1,000,000 and the title of "parents" of the tenge symbol.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.izvestia.kz/node/9694 |title= Узнавайте тенге в "лицо"! | www.izvestia.kz |access-date= 2012-05-03 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130218210821/http://www.izvestia.kz/node/9694 |archive-date= 2013-02-18 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
The character was included in Unicode 5.2.0 (August 2009) at code point U+20B8.<ref> {{cite web|title= Unicode 5.2.0 (August 2009) |url= https://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/version/5.2/index.htm |website= FileFormat.info|access-date= 2015-09-21 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150910085922/http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/version/5.2/index.htm |archive-date= 2015-09-10|date= August 2009}} </ref>
== Coins == While older coins were struck in Germany, current coins are struck domestically, by the Kazakhstan Mint in [[Oskemen]].
===First series (1993)=== In 1993, the first series of coins were introduced in denominations of 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 tiyin featuring the national arms and were struck in bronze. The coins of ₸ 1, ₸ 3, ₸ 5, ₸ 10, and ₸ 20 were struck in cupro-nickel and depicted stylized and mythical animals. The coins of this period circulated alongside tiyin and low denomination tenge notes of equal value. Tiyin coins were withdrawn as of 7 February 2001 and lost their effect as legal currency as of 31 December 2012.<ref>Указ Президента Республики Казахстан от 7 февраля 2001 года № 549 «О некоторых вопросах функционирования национальной валюты Республики Казахстан».</ref><ref name="spinform">{{cite web|url=https://base.spinform.ru/show_doc.fwx?rgn=47851|website=base.spinform.ru |title=Указ Президента Республики Казахстан от 9 ноября 2011 года № 170|access-date=2021-02-05}}</ref>
{| class = "wikitable" style = "font-size: 90%; text-align: center" ! rowspan="2"|Image ! rowspan="2"|Denomination ! rowspan="2"|Material ! rowspan="2"|Diameter ! rowspan="2"|Mass ! rowspan="2"|Thickness ! rowspan="2"|Edge ! colspan="3"|Date of |- ! issue ! minting ! withdrawal |- | [[File:KAZ-2ty.jpg|120px]] | 2 tiyin | rowspan="5"|[[Brass]] | rowspan="2"|17.27 mm | rowspan="2"|2.26 g | rowspan="2"|1.3 mm | rowspan="5" |Smooth | rowspan="5"|1 March 1994 | rowspan="10"|1993 | rowspan="5"|31 December 2012 |- | [[File:KAZ-5ty.JPG|120px]] | 5 tiyin |- | [[File:KAZ-10ty.JPG|120px]] | 10 tiyin | 19.56 mm | 3.48 g | 1.6 mm |- | [[File:KAZ-20ty.JPG|120px]] | 20 tiyin | 21.87 mm | 4.71 g | 1.7 mm |- | [[File:KAZ-50ty.JPG|120px]] | 50 tiyin | 25 mm | 7.43 g | 2 mm |- | [[File:KAZ-1t1.jpg|120px]] | T 1 | rowspan = "5"|[[Nickel silver]] | 17.27 mm | 2.26 g | 1.3 mm | rowspan="4" |Smooth | rowspan="5" |25 October 1995 | rowspan = "5"|1 October 2001 |- | [[File:KAZ-3t.jpg|120px]] | T 3 | 19.56 mm | 3.48 g | 1.6 mm |- | [[File:KAZ-5t1.jpg|120px]] | T 5 | 21.87 mm | 4.71 g | 1.7 mm |- | [[File:KAZ-10t1.jpg|120px]] | T 10 | 25 mm | 7.43 g | rowspan="2"|2 mm |- | [[File:KAZ-20t1.jpg|120px]] | T 20 | 31 mm | 11.37 g | Grooved |}
===Second series (1998)=== [[File:Tenge coins.jpg|thumb|300px|right|₸1, ₸2, ₸5, ₸10, ₸20, ₸50 and ₸100 coins of the second series.]] In 1998, a new series of coins was introduced. After the withdrawal of tiyin denominated coins ₸ 1 became the smallest denomination. ₸ 100 were later introduced in 2002 replacing the equivalent notes. A ₸ 2 coin was introduced in 2005. In 2013 the alloy of lower denomination coins was altered.
{| class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse" style="font-size: 90%" !colspan="13"|Second series coins of the Kazakh tenge (1997–2018)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Решения (IR.KZ) |first=Интернет |title=Қазақстан Ұлттық Банкі |url=https://www.nationalbank.kz/kz?cat_id=7&docid=29 |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=www.nationalbank.kz |language=kk}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="2"| Image !!rowspan="2"| Value !!colspan="4"| Technical parameters !!colspan="3"| Description !!colspan="4"| Date of |- ! Diameter !! Mass !! Thickness !! Composition !! Edge !! Obverse !! Reverse !! minting !! issue !! withdrawal !! lapse |- {{Coin-yellow-color}} | align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[file:1tenge 1997.png|120px]] | ₸1 | 15 mm | 1.63 g | 1.3 mm |rowspan="4"|Alloy of "nickel silver", yellow color<br />(since 2013 - carbon steel, galvanic coating yellow metal) |rowspan="4"|Plain |rowspan="4"|Value |rowspan="4"|Year, [[Emblem of Kazakhstan]] |1997~2018 |11 November 1998 |rowspan="4" colspan="2"|Current |- {{Coin-yellow-color}} | align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[file:2tenge 2005.png|120px]] | ₸2 | 16 mm | 1.84 g | 1.3 mm |2005,2006 |23 February 2005 |- {{Coin-yellow-color}} | align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[file:5tenge 1997.png|120px]] | ₸5 | 17.27 mm | 2.18 g | 1.3 mm |rowspan="2"|1997~2018 |rowspan="2"|11 November 1998 |- {{Coin-yellow-color}} | align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[file:10tenge 1997.png|120px]] | ₸10 | 19.56 mm | 2.81 g | 1.3 mm |- {{Coin-silver-color}} | align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[file:20tenge 1997.png|120px]] | ₸20 | 18.27 mm | 2.9 g | 1.6 mm |rowspan="2"|Alloy of "nickel silver", white color (since 2013 - carbon steel and galvanic nickel) |rowspan="2"|Grooved |rowspan="3"|Value |rowspan="3"|Year, [[Emblem of Kazakhstan]] |rowspan="2"|1997~2018 |rowspan="2"|11 November 1998 |rowspan="3" colspan="2"|Current |- {{Coin-silver-color}} | align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[file:50tenge 1997.png|120px]] | ₸50 | 23 mm | 4.7 g | 1.6 mm |- {{Coin-silver-color}} | align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[file:100tenge 2002.png|120px]] | ₸100 | 24.5 mm | 6.65 g | 1.95 mm | Inner disk: alloy of "nickel silver", white color<br />Outer disk: alloy of "nibrass", yellow color. | Grooved with the note - «СТО ТЕНГЕ - ЖYЗ ТЕҢГЕ» (one hundred tenge) | 2002~2007 | 1 July 2002 |- |colspan="16"|{{Standard coin table notice|standard_scale=Y|BrE=Y}} |}
===Third series (2019)=== In 2019, a new series of coins was introduced into circulation, with the same coin specifications and metallic compositions as the second series. But with the inscriptions of the coins now rendered in Latin-based [[Kazakh alphabets|Kazakh]] instead of Kazakh-based Cyrillic.
The coins were issued as part of the efforts of the presidential decree issued by former President [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] of its transition of switching from a Cyrillic-based alphabet to a Latin-based alphabet and emphasizing Kazakh culture and distance the country from Russian influence. The designs of the coins were approved by Interim President [[Kassym-Jomart Tokayev]] on 20 March 2019. Previously issued coins bearing the Kazakh Cyrillic script will remain legal tender alongside the new Kazakh Latin inscribed coins. In 2019, the National Bank of Kazakhstan announced the issuance of new ₸200 coins, which were issued into circulation in 2020. This new denomination features inscriptions in Latin-based Kazakh, and like the ₸100 coin, is bi-metallic.<ref>[https://nationalbank.kz/file/download/47203] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809050101/https://nationalbank.kz/file/download/47203|date=2022-08-09}} Қазақстан Ұлттық Банкі. Retrieved on 2021-08-28.</ref>
{| class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse" style="font-size: 90%" !colspan="13"|Third series coins of the Kazakh tenge (2019–present)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Решения (IR.KZ) |first=Интернет |title=Национальный Банк Казахстана |url=https://nationalbank.kz/ru/catalog/coins?page=1 |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=nationalbank.kz |language=ru}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="2"| Image !!rowspan="2"| Value !!colspan="4"| Technical parameters !!colspan="3"| Description !!colspan="4"| Date of |- ! Diameter !! Mass !! Thickness !! Composition !! Edge !! Obverse !! Reverse !! minting !! issue !! withdrawal !! lapse |- {{Coin-yellow-color}} | align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[file:1-TEŃGE.jpg|100px|1 tenge]] | ₸1 | 15 mm | 1.63 g | 1.3 mm |rowspan="4"|Carbon steel, galvanic coating yellow metal |rowspan="4"|Plain |rowspan="4"|Value |rowspan="4"|Year, [[Emblem of Kazakhstan]] |rowspan="4"|2019~present |rowspan="4"|26 April 2019 |rowspan="4" colspan="2"|Current |- {{Coin-yellow-color}} | align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[file:2-TEŃGE.jpg|100px|2 tenge]] | ₸2 | 16 mm | 1.84 g | 1.3 mm |- {{Coin-yellow-color}} | align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[file:5-TEŃGE.jpg|100px|5 tenge]] | ₸5 | 17.27 mm | 2.18 g | 1.3 mm |- {{Coin-yellow-color}} | align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[file:10-TEŃGE.png|100px|10 tenge]] | ₸10 | 19.56 mm | 2.81 g | 1.3 mm |- {{Coin-silver-color}} | align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[file:20-TEŃGE.jpg|100px|20 tenge]] | ₸20 | 18.27 mm | 2.9 g | 1.6 mm |rowspan="2"|Carbon steel and galvanic nickel |rowspan="2"|Grooved |rowspan="4"|Value |rowspan="4"|Year, [[Emblem of Kazakhstan]] |rowspan="3"|2019~present |rowspan="3"|26 April 2019 |rowspan="4" colspan="2"|Current |- {{Coin-silver-color}} | align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[file:50-TEŃGE.png|100px|50 tenge]] | ₸50 | 23 mm | 4.7 g | 1.6 mm |- {{Coin-silver-color}} | align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[file:100-TEŃGE.jpg|100px|100 tenge]] | ₸100 | 24.5 mm | 6.65 g | 1.95 mm | Inner disk: alloy of "nickel silver", white color<br />Outer disk: alloy of "nibrass", yellow color. | Grooved with the note - «JÚZ TEŃGE» (one hundred tenge) |- {{Coin-silver-color}} | align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[file:200 tenge (avers).jpg|50px|200 tenge]][[file:200 tenge (reverse).jpg|50px|200 tenge]] | ₸200 | 26 mm | 7.5 g | 1.9 mm |Aluminium-brass center in copper-nickel ring |Sixteen indentations ('Spanish flower') with alternate plain and reeded sections |2020~present |28 January 2020 |- |colspan="16"|{{Standard coin table notice|standard_scale=Y|BrE=Y}} |}
===Commemorative coins=== [[Commemorative coin]]s are issued in denominations of ₸20, ₸50, ₸100, ₸500, ₸1,000, ₸2,500, ₸5,000 and ₸10,000. Silver and gold [[bullion coin]]s exist in denominations of ₸1, ₸2, ₸5, ₸10, ₸20, ₸50 and ₸100. Many of the ₸20 and ₸50 commemoratives are also struck in cupro-nickel and occasionally make it out into general circulation as a side coinage with face value.
[[File:TengeLogo.JPG|left|thumb|175px|New symbol of tenge (₸) used on info-board of a currency exchange office in [[Almaty]]]]
== Banknotes == [[File:KazakhstanP20-200Tenge-1999-donatedoy f.jpg|thumb|right|250x250px|200 tenge (old design)]]
===1993 series===
The banknotes were introduced into circulation on November 15, 1993. Following the introduction of the first series of coins, the fractional notes (denominated in tiyn) were withdrawn from circulation.
On November 15, 2006, the 1993 series banknotes of 1, 3, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 tenge were officially withdrawn from circulation. De facto, they began to leave circulation between 1999 and 2003. Following the withdrawal date, the old banknotes were accepted for exchange by all second-tier banks for one year; for an additional five years, the exchange could only be performed at branches of the National Bank after an authenticity check.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V060004342_|title=On the withdrawal from circulation of the national currency banknotes of the 1993 series - IPS "Adilet"|website=adilet.zan.kz|access-date=2022-07-11|archive-date=2022-07-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711180142/https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V060004342_|url-status=live|language=ru}}</ref>
{{Clear}} {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center" !colspan="9"| NBRK Banknotes (Series I) |- !rowspan="2"| Obverse image !rowspan="2"| Reverse image !rowspan="2"| Denomination !rowspan="2"| Dimensions<br>(mm) !rowspan="2"| Main<br>colors !colspan="2"| Description !colspan="2"| Dates |- ! Obverse ! Reverse ! printing ! withdrawal |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-1993-Bill-0.01-Obverse.jpg|105px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kaz001 b.jpg|105px]] | <big>1 tiyn</big> |rowspan="6"| 105×65 | Green |rowspan="6"| Denomination |rowspan="6"| [[Emblem of Kazakhstan|Coat of arms]], denomination |rowspan="13"| November 15, 1993 |rowspan="6"| December 30,<br>1995<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nationalbank.kz/?docid=59 |title=NBRK: Circulation coins |access-date=2012-08-09 |archive-date=2012-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922224859/http://nationalbank.kz/?docid=59 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-1993-Bill-0.02-Obverse.jpg|105px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kaz002 b.jpg|105px]] | <big>2 tiyn</big> | Blue |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-1993-Bill-0.05-Obverse.jpg|105px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-1993-Bill-0.05-Reverse.jpg|105px]] | <big>5 tiyn</big> | Violet |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-1993-Bill-0.10-Obverse.jpg|105px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kaz004 b.jpg|105px]] | <big>10 tiyn</big> | Pink |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-1993-Bill-0.20-Obverse.jpg|105px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kaz005 b.jpg|105px]] | <big>20 tiyn</big> | Turquoise |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-1993-Bill-0.50-Obverse.jpg|105px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-1993-Bill-0.50-Reverse.jpg|105px]] | <big>50 tiyn</big> | Brown |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-1993-Bill-1-Obverse.jpg|124px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kaz007 b.jpg|124px]] | <big>1 tenge</big> |rowspan="3"| 124×62 | Blue | Portrait of philosopher and scholar<br>[[Al-Farabi]] (872–951) | Al-Farabi's geometric constructions and formulas |rowspan="7"| November 15,<br>2006<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nationalbank.kz/?docid=57 |title=NBRK: Banknotes with denominations of 50 tenge, 20 tenge, 10 tenge, 5 tenge, 3 tenge, 1 tenge |access-date=2012-08-09 |archive-date=2012-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922225219/http://nationalbank.kz/?docid=57 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kaz008 f.jpg|124px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-1993-Bill-3-Reverse.jpg|124px]] | <big>3 tenge</big> | Grey-green<br>Lime | Portrait of [[akyn]]<br>Suyunbay Aronuly (1815–1898) | [[Trans-Ili Alatau]] mountains |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-1993-Bill-5-Obverse.jpg|124px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-1993-Bill-5-Reverse.jpg|124px]] | <big>5 tenge</big> | Brown<br>Yellow<br>Pink | Portrait of folk musician<br>[[Kurmangazy Sagyrbayuly]] (1818–1889) | Mausoleum complex |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-1993-Bill-10-Obverse.jpg|144px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-1993-Bill-10-Reverse.jpg|144px]] | <big>10 tenge</big> |rowspan="4"| 144×69 | Dark green<br>Green | Portrait of traveler and scholar<br>[[Shoqan Walikhanov]] (1835–1865) | Ok-Zhetpes mountain |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kaz011 f.jpg|144px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-1993-Bill-20-Reverse.jpg|144px]] | <big>20 tenge</big> | Dark brown<br>Brown | Portrait of the founder of Kazakh literature<br>[[Abai Qunanbaiuly]] (1845–1904) | [[Falconry|Eagle hunter]] with a [[golden eagle]] |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-1993-Bill-50-Obverse.jpg|144px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-1993-Bill-50-Reverse.jpg|144px]] | <big>50 tenge</big> | Light brown<br>Brown | Portrait of the Khan of the [[Junior jüz]]<br>[[Abul Khair Khan|Abul-Khayr Khan]] (1693–1748) | Rock art from [[Mangystau Region]] |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-1993-Bill-100-Obverse.jpg|144px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-1993-Bill-100-Reverse.jpg|144px]] | <big>100 tenge</big> | Violet<br>Pink | Portrait of the Khan of the [[Middle jüz]]<br>[[Ablai Khan]] (1711–1781) | [[Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi]] |- |colspan="9" align="left"|<small>Image scale is 1.0 pixel per millimeter.</small> |+ |}
=== Banknotes of the 1993-2003 series === {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center" !colspan="10"| NBRK Banknotes (Series II) |- !rowspan="2"| Obverse image !rowspan="2"| Reverse image !rowspan="2"| Denomination<br>(tenge) !rowspan="2"| Dimensions<br>(mm) !rowspan="2"| Main<br>colors !colspan="2"| Description !colspan="3"| Dates |- ! Obverse ! Reverse ! issue ! printing ! withdrawal |- |bgcolor="#000000"|[[File:KazakhstanP20-200Tenge-1999-donatedoy f.jpg|144px]] |bgcolor="#000000"|[[File:KazakhstanP20-200Tenge-1994 b.jpg|144px]] |rowspan="3"| <big>200</big> |rowspan="10"| 144×69 |rowspan="3"| Light orange |rowspan="13"| Portrait of [[Al-Farabi]] |rowspan="12"| Fragment of the [[Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi]] | March 1,<br>1994 | 1993 | September 1,<br>2001 |- |bgcolor="#000000"|[[File:200TengeNote.jpg|144px]] |bgcolor="#000000"|[[File:KazakhstanP20-200Tenge-1999-donatedoy b.jpg|144px]] | September 1,<br>2000 |rowspan="2"| 1999 |rowspan="2"| November 15,<br>2007 |- |bgcolor="#000000"|[[File:KazakhstanP20-200Tenge-2002 f.jpg|144px]] |bgcolor="#000000"|[[File:KazakhstanP20-200Tenge-1999-donatedoy b.jpg|144px]] | November 15,<br>2002 |- |bgcolor="#000000"|[[File:KazakhstanP20-500Tenge-1994 f.jpg|144px]] |bgcolor="#000000"|[[File:KazakhstanP20-500Tenge-1994 b.jpg|144px]] |rowspan="3"| <big>500</big> |rowspan="3"| Light violet | July 27,<br>1994 | 1994 | September 1,<br>2001 |- |bgcolor="#000000"|[[File:KazakhstanP21-500Tenge-1999-donatedoy f.jpg|144px]] |bgcolor="#000000"|[[File:KazakhstanP21-500Tenge-1999-donatedoy b.jpg|144px]] | September 1,<br>2000 |rowspan="2"| 1999 |rowspan="2"| November 15,<br>2007 |- |bgcolor="#000000"|[[File:KazakhstanP21-500Tenge-2002 f.jpg|144px]] |bgcolor="#000000"|[[File:KazakhstanP21-500Tenge-1999-donatedoy b.jpg|144px]] | November 15,<br>2002 |- |bgcolor="#000000"|[[File:KazakhstanPnew-1000Tenge-1994 f.jpg|144px]] |bgcolor="#000000"|[[File:KazakhstanPnew-1000Tenge-1994 b.jpg|144px]] |rowspan="2"| <big>1,000</big> | Bluish<br>green | February 14,<br>1995 | 1994 | November 1,<br>2002 |- |bgcolor="#000000"|[[File:KazakhstanPnew-1000Tenge-2000(2001)-donatedoy f.jpg|144px]] |bgcolor="#000000"|[[File:KazakhstanPnew-1000Tenge-2000(2001)-donatedoy b.jpg|144px]] | Light blue<br>Blue | November 2,<br>2001 | 2000 | November 15,<br>2007 |- |bgcolor="#000000"|[[File:KazakhstanPnew-2000Tenge-1996 f.jpg|144px]] |bgcolor="#000000"|[[File:KazakhstanPnew-2000Tenge-1996 b.jpg|144px]] |rowspan="2"| <big>2,000</big> | Green<br>Black | November 15,<br>1996 | 1996 | November 1,<br>2002 |- |bgcolor="#000000"|[[File:KazakhstanPnew-2000Tenge-2000(2001)-donatedoy f.jpg|144px]] |bgcolor="#000000"|[[File:KazakhstanPnew-2000Tenge-2000(2001)-donatedoy b.jpg|144px]] | Green<br>Light blue | November 2,<br>2001 | 2000 |rowspan="4"| November 15,<br>2007 |- |bgcolor="#000000"|[[File:KazakhstanP24-5000Tenge-1999 f.jpg|149px]] |bgcolor="#000000"|[[File:KazakhstanP24-5000Tenge-2001-donatedoy b.jpg|149px]] |rowspan="2"| <big>5,000</big> |rowspan="3"| 149×74 | Red<br>Brown | November 15,<br>1999 | 1998 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KazakhstanP24-5000Tenge-2001-donatedoy f.jpg|149px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KazakhstanP24-5000Tenge-2001-donatedoy b.jpg|149px]] | Brown<br>Violet | December 16,<br>2001 | 2001 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KazakhstanPnew-10000Tenge-2003-donatedoy f.jpg|149px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KazakhstanPnew-10000Tenge-2003-donatedoy b.jpg|149px]] | <big>10,000</big> | Light blue<br>Blue | [[Snow leopard]] with mountains in the background | July 28,<br>2003 | 2003 |- |colspan="10" align="left"|<small>Image scale is 1.0 pixel per millimeter.</small> |} In 2016, the 10,000 tenge banknote was recognized as the most beautiful banknote in the world by ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' newspaper.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://4slovo.kz/news/kazahstanskij_tenge_samaja_krasivaja_valjuta_v_mire/ |title=Tenge again recognized as the most beautiful banknote in the world |access-date=2021-11-18 |archive-date=2021-11-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118170113/https://4slovo.kz/news/kazahstanskij_tenge_samaja_krasivaja_valjuta_v_mire/ |url-status=live |language=ru }}</ref>
=== 2006 series === [[File:Kz 2000 tenge error.jpg|thumb|Some ₸2,000 notes spelled the word {{lang|kk|банкі}} (bank) incorrectly as {{lang|kk|банқі}}.]] The [[National Bank of Kazakhstan]] issued a new series of tenge banknotes in 2006. This was not a currency reform as they replaced existing notes at face value.
The 2006 series is far more exotic than its predecessors. The obverse is vertical and the denomination is written in [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]. All denominations depict the [[Bayterek|Bayterek monument]], the [[flag of Kazakhstan]], the [[Emblem of Kazakhstan|Coat of arms]], the handprint with a signature of [[President (government title)|president]] [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] and fragments of the [[Meniń Qazaqstanym|national anthem]]. The main differences across each denomination are only the colours, denominations and underprint patterns.
On the contrast, the reverse side of the notes are more different. The denomination is written in [[Russian language|Russian]], and each denomination shows a unique building and [[geography of Kazakhstan]] in the outline of its borders.
The first printing of the ₸2,000 and ₸5,000 notes issued in 2006 had misspellings of the word for "bank" (the correct spelling "{{lang|kk|банкі}}" ''bankı'' was misspelled "*{{lang|kk|бан'''қ'''і}}" ''ban'''q'''ı''). The misspelling was a politically sensitive issue due to the cultural and political importance of the Kazakh language.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15316714|title=Kazakh central bank misspells 'bank' on money|website=NBC News|date=18 October 2006 }}</ref>
On 3 October 2016, the ₸2,000, ₸5,000 and ₸10,000 banknotes of the 2006 series lost their legal tender status and are no longer valid. From 4 October 2016 to 3 October 2017, these notes could be exchanged without commission at any second tier bank and branches of the National Bank of Kazakhstan.<ref name="kazworld">{{cite web|url=http://kazworld.info/?p=57344|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005075420/http://kazworld.info/?p=57344|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 5, 2016|title=Tenge Banknotes Of 2006 Withdrawn In Kazakhstan|website=kazworld.info}}</ref>
{{Clear}} {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" !colspan=7| 2006 Series |- !colspan=2| Image !!rowspan=2| Value !!rowspan=2| Main Colour !!colspan=2| Description !!rowspan=2| Date of issue |- ! Obverse !! Reverse !! Obverse !! Reverse |- |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:200 tenge (2006).jpg|110px]] |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:200 tenge (2006) r.jpg|110px]] | ₸200 | orange |rowspan=6| Astana Bayterek monument, [[Flag of Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan flag]], [[Emblem of Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan coat of arms]], handprint with a signature of Kazakh President [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]], fragments of the [[Meniń Qazaqstanym|national anthem]], value in numerals and Kazakh words, issuing bank in Kazakh, inscription in Kazakh stating that counterfeiting banknotes is against the law | Transport and Communication Ministry and a winged snow leopard on the bridge over River Ishim, outline map of Kazakhstan with Ministry of Defense and the steppes in the background, value in Russian, name of issuing in Kazakh, logo of issuing bank, inscription in Russian stating that counterfeiting banknotes is against the law |rowspan=6| 2006–2016<ref name="kazworld"/> |- |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:500 tenge (2006).jpg|110px]] |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:500 tenge (2006) r.jpg|110px]] | ₸500 | blue | Ministry of Finance and Akimat (City Hall) of [[Astana]], outline map of Kazakhstan with gulls over the sea in background, value in Russian, name of issuing in Kazakh, logo of issuing bank, inscription in Russian stating that counterfeiting banknotes is against the law |- |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:1000 tenge (2006).jpg|110px]] |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KazakhstanPNew-1000Tenge-2006-donatedTA b.jpg|110px]] | ₸1,000 | brown | President Culture Center, outline map of Kazakhstan with mountains in background, value in Russian, name of issuing in Kazakh, logo of issuing bank, inscription in Russian stating that counterfeiting banknotes is against the law |- |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:2000 tenge (2006).jpg|110px]] |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KazakhstanPNew-2000Tenge-2006-donatedTA b.jpg|110px]] | ₸2,000 | green | Abai Opera House, outline map of Kazakhstan with mountain lake in background, value in Russian, name of issuing in Kazakh, logo of issuing bank, inscription in Russian stating that counterfeiting banknotes is against the law |- |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:5000 tenge (2006).jpg|110px]] |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KazakhstanPNew-5000Tenge-2006-donatedTA b.jpg|110px]] | ₸5,000 | red | Independence Monument and [[Hotel Kazakhstan]], outline map of Kazakhstan with mountains in background, value in Russian, name of issuing in Kazakh, logo of issuing bank, inscription in Russian stating that counterfeiting banknotes is against the law |- |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:10000 tenge (2006).jpg|110px]] |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:10000 tenge (2006) r.jpg|110px]] | ₸10,000 | purple | [[Ak Orda Presidential Palace|Residence Akorda (presidential palace)]], outline map of Kazakhstan with canyons in the background, value in Russian, name of issuing in Kazakh, logo of issuing bank, inscription in Russian stating that counterfeiting banknotes is against the law |}
===2011–2022 series=== The [[National Bank of Kazakhstan]] issued a new series of tenge banknotes dated 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 in denominations of ₸1,000, ₸2,000, ₸5,000, and ₸10,000.<ref>[http://banknotenews.com/files/9c8ba43484725d9f369957afd533e2a8-2120.php Kazakhstan new date (2012) non-commemorative 10,000-tenge note confirmed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206094105/http://banknotenews.com/files/9c8ba43484725d9f369957afd533e2a8-2120.php |date=2015-02-06 }} BanknoteNews.com. June 23, 2012. Retrieved on 2015-02-05.</ref><ref>[http://banknotenews.com/files/304b37daac1fce7e4fd2cbc021b399b8-1918.php Kazakhstan new 5,000-tenge note confirmed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206094107/http://banknotenews.com/files/304b37daac1fce7e4fd2cbc021b399b8-1918.php |date=2015-02-06 }} BanknoteNews.com. February 12, 2012. Retrieved on 2015-02-05.</ref><ref>[http://banknotenews.com/files/e8d297859f1fdf679f4fbfd12dd6e447-2520.php Kazakhstan new 2,000-tenge note confirmed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206101319/http://banknotenews.com/files/e8d297859f1fdf679f4fbfd12dd6e447-2520.php |date=2015-02-06 }} BanknoteNews.com. April 8, 2013. Retrieved on 2015-02-05.</ref><ref>[http://banknotenews.com/files/76ece6cf9a8e66456339e2feee2df4ff-3281.php Kazakhstan new 1,000-tenge note confirmed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204015001/http://banknotenews.com/files/76ece6cf9a8e66456339e2feee2df4ff-3281.php |date=2015-02-04 }} BanknoteNews.com. January 5, 2015. Retrieved on 2015-02-05.</ref> The designs for this series feature the "Kazakh Eli" monument on the front of the notes. On 1 December 2015, a new ₸20,000 banknote was introduced. It contains the issue date of 2013, and is a commemorative note to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the introduction of its national currency, but was not issued until 2015.<ref>[http://banknotenews.com/files/d205a1fb221241838b3752c8d86ca60f-3719.php Kazakhstan new 20,000-tenge note (B144) confirmed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208103907/http://banknotenews.com/files/d205a1fb221241838b3752c8d86ca60f-3719.php |date=2015-12-08 }} BanknoteNews.com. December 3, 2015. Retrieved on 2015-12-03.</ref> In 2017, the National Bank of Kazakhstan issued a ₸500 banknote as part of this series, but has caused controversy over an image of a gull on the reverse side of the note and the image of the ''Moscow'' business center in Kazakhstan's capital of [[Astana]].<ref>[https://globalvoices.org/2017/12/08/what-future-for-the-wikipedia-seagull-on-kazakhstans-brand-new-banknotes/ What Future for the 'Wikipedia Seagull' on Kazakhstan's Brand New Banknotes?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129224717/https://globalvoices.org/2017/12/08/what-future-for-the-wikipedia-seagull-on-kazakhstans-brand-new-banknotes/ |date=2020-01-29 }} [[Global Voices (NGO)|Global Voices]] (https://globalvoices.org {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212213357/https://globalvoices.org/ |date=2017-12-12 }}) December 8, 2017. Retrieved on 2017-12-12.</ref>
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center" width="100%" ! colspan="10" | NBRK Banknotes (Series IV) |- !rowspan="2"| Obverse image !rowspan="2"| Reverse image !rowspan="2"| Denomination<br>(tenge) !rowspan="2"| Dimensions<br>(mm) !rowspan="2"| Main<br>colors !colspan="2"| Description ! colspan="3" | Dates |- ! Obverse ! Reverse ! issue ! printing ! withdrawal |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KZ500KZT2017averse.jpg|130px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KZ500KZT2017reverse.jpg|130px]] | <big>500</big> | 130х67 | Blue | Kazak Eli monument; flying [[rock dove|doves]]; national coat of arms and flag of Kazakhstan; buildings: [[Astana Arena]], Moscow BC, Independence Palace, [[Parliament of Kazakhstan|Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan]], [[Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center|Khan Shatyr]] | Outline map of Kazakhstan with gulls against the background of the [[Caspian Sea]] | November 22,<br>2017 | 2017 | December 27, 2027 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KZ1000KZT2014averse.jpg|134px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KZ1000KZT2014reverse.jpg|134px]] |rowspan="2"| <big>1,000</big> |rowspan="2"| 134х70 |rowspan="2"| Brown |rowspan="2"| Kazak Eli monument; flying doves; national coat of arms and flag of Kazakhstan |rowspan="2"| Outline map of Kazakhstan with the [[Ustyurt Plateau]] | December 1,<br>2014 | 2014 |rowspan="2"| In circulation until March 27, 2027 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:1000 KZT obverse 2014 without signature.jpg|134px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:1000 KZT reverse 2014 without signature.jpg|134px]] |colspan="2"| After January 28, 2016 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KZ2000KZT2012averse.jpg|139px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KZ2000KZT2012reverse.jpg|139px]] |rowspan="2"| <big>2,000</big> |rowspan="2"| 139х73 |rowspan="2"| Green |rowspan="2"| Kazak Eli monument and [[Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center|Khan Shatyr]]; flying doves and a [[saiga antelope]]; national coat of arms and flag of Kazakhstan, [[Palace of Peace and Reconciliation]], [[Ak Orda Presidential Palace|Ak Orda]] |rowspan="2"| Outline map of Kazakhstan with the [[Irtysh River]] | March 29,<br>2013 | 2012 |rowspan="2"| In circulation until June 24, 2026 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:2000 KZT obverse 2012 without signature.jpg|139px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:2000 KZT reverse 2012 without signature.jpg|139px]] |colspan="2"| After January 28, 2016 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KZ5000KZT2011averse.jpg|144px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KZ5000KZT2011reverse.jpg|144px]] |rowspan="2"| <big>5,000</big> |rowspan="2"| 144×76 |rowspan="2"| Red |rowspan="2"| Kazak Eli monument; flying doves and [[snow leopard]]s; national coat of arms and flag of Kazakhstan, Independence Palace, [[Palace of Peace and Reconciliation]], [[Ak Orda Presidential Palace|Ak Orda]] |rowspan="2"| Independence Monument and [[Hotel Kazakhstan]] in [[Almaty]]; outline map of Kazakhstan with the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains | December 30,<br>2011 | 2011 |rowspan="2"| September 25, 2025 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:5000 KZT obverse 2011 without signature.jpg|144px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:5000 KZT reverse 2011 without signature.jpg|144px]] |colspan="2"| After January 28, 2016 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KZ10000KZT2012averse.jpg|149px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KZ10000KZT2012reverse.jpg|149px]] |rowspan="2"| <big>10,000</big> |rowspan="2"| 149×79 |rowspan="2"| Blue<br>violet |rowspan="2"| Kazak Eli monument; flying doves; national coat of arms and flag of Kazakhstan, Independence Palace, [[Palace of Peace and Reconciliation]], [[Ak Orda Presidential Palace|Ak Orda]] |rowspan="2"| [[Ak Orda Presidential Palace|Ak Orda]] in [[Astana]]; outline map of Kazakhstan | April 10,<br>2012 | 2012 |rowspan="2"| In circulation until June 27, 2026 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:10000 KZT obverse 2012 without signature.jpg|149px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:10000 KZT reverse 2012 without signature.jpg|149px]] |colspan="2"| After January 28, 2016 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KZ2022-1.jpg|149px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KZ2022-1а.jpg|149px]] |<big>20,000</big> |155×79 |Grey |Kazak Eli monument; flying [[rock dove|doves]] and a triumphal arch |Panoramic view of Astana and [[Ak Orda Presidential Palace|Ak Orda]], stylized soaring golden eagle | October 1, 2022 | 2022 | In circulation |- |}
===2023-2025 series=== The National Bank of Kazakhstan announced a new series of banknotes set for issue from 2023 to 2025. Named "Saka", the series will introduce notes issued in a reduced size, drop the Russian language, and incorporate many new security features for all six denominations. Banknotes of the previous series will cease to be legal tender after the release of each denomination, and will be redeemable at banks and post offices for up to three years. The National Bank of Kazakhstan will redeem all previous issues without limit.<ref>[https://mriguide.com/kazakhstan-saka-the-new-family-of-banknotes-presented-yesterday/ Kazakhstan - "Saka", the new family of banknotes presented yesterday.] MRI Bankers' Guide to Foreign Currency (https://mriguide.com/). 19 November 2023. Retrieved on 2023-11-21.</ref> {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center" width="100%" !colspan="9"| NBRK Banknotes (Series V) |- !rowspan="2"| Obverse image !rowspan="2"| Reverse image !rowspan="2"| Denomination<br>(tenge) !rowspan="2"| Dimensions<br>(mm) [https://nationalbank.kz/ru/page/money-guide 44] !rowspan="2"| Main colors !colspan="2"| Description !colspan="2"| Dates |- !Obverse !Reverse !Issue !Printing |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Сакский стиль 500-лс.jpg|125px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Сакский стиль 500-ос.jpg|125px]] | <big>500</big> | 125×70 | Blue | "Tree of Life" branch with a soaring bird, DNA helix and an infinity symbol stylized as an ornament, ornament in the shape of an argali figure | [[Argali]] | December 25, 2025 | 2025 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Сакский стиль 1000-лс.jpg|130px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Сакский стиль 1000-ос.jpg|130px]] | <big>1,000</big> | 130×70 | Brown | "Tree of Life" branch with a soaring bird, DNA helix and an infinity symbol stylized as an ornament, ornament in the shape of a dog figure | [[Central Asian Shepherd Dog|Alabay]] and [[Kazakh Tazy|Tazy]] | March 28, 2025<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kapital.kz/finance/134627/s-28-marta-v-obrashcheniye-postupit-novaya-banknota-1-000-tenge.html|title=New 1,000 tenge banknote to enter circulation on March 28|language=ru|website=Kapital.kz|date=2025-02-21|access-date=2025-02-21|archive-date=2025-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221093247/https://kapital.kz/finance/134627/s-28-marta-v-obrashcheniye-postupit-novaya-banknota-1-000-tenge.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | 2024 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Сакский стиль 2000-лс.jpg|135px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Сакский стиль 2000-ос.jpg|135px]] | <big>2,000</big> | 135×70 | Green | "Tree of Life" branch with a soaring bird, DNA helix and an infinity symbol stylized as an ornament, ornament in the shape of a saiga figure | [[Saiga antelope|Saiga]] | December 25, 2024 | 2024 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Сакский стиль 5000-лс.jpg|140px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Сакский стиль 5000-ос.jpg|140px]] | <big>5,000</big> | 140×70 | Red-orange | "Tree of Life" branch with a soaring bird, DNA helix and an infinity symbol stylized as an ornament, ornament in the shape of a golden eagle figure | [[Golden eagle]] | December 25, 2023 | 2023 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Сакский стиль 10000-лс.jpg|145px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Сакский стиль 10000-ос.jpg|145px]] | <big>10,000</big> | 145×70 | Violet | "Tree of Life" branch with a soaring bird, DNA helix and an infinity symbol stylized as an ornament, ornament in the shape of a snow leopard figure | [[Snow leopard]] | June 28, 2024 | 2023 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Сакский стиль 20000-лс.jpg|150px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Сакский стиль 20000-ос.jpg|150px]] | <big>20,000</big> | 150×70 | Blue-yellow | "Tree of Life" branch with a soaring bird, DNA helix and an infinity symbol stylized as an ornament, ornament in the shape of a horse figure | [[Horse]] | Planned for 2026 | 2025 |}
===Commemorative banknotes=== Since 2008, a number of commemorative designs have been issued, including notes celebrating the 2011 [[Asian Winter Games]] hosted in Astana. Commemoratives can typically be found in these denominations: ₸1,000, ₸2,000, ₸5,000, and ₸10,000.
==Digital tenge== The National Bank of Kazakhstan publicly released plans to develop a national digital currency.<ref name="digital-tenge">{{cite web |title=Digital tenge: the advantages of launching E-Currency |url=https://www.unicaselaw.com/en/cifrovoj-tenge-preimushchestva-vnedreniya-cifrovoj-valyuty |website=unicaselaw.com}}</ref>
==Commemorative banknotes== {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center" width="100%" !colspan="2"| Image !rowspan="2"| Denomination<br>(tenge) !rowspan="2"| Dimensions<br>(mm) !rowspan="2"| Main<br>colors !colspan="2"| Description !colspan="3"| Dates |- ! Obverse ! Reverse ! Obverse ! Reverse ! issue ! printing ! withdrawal |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-2010-Bill-1000-Obverse.jpg|134px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-2010-Bill-1000-Reverse.jpg|134px]] |rowspan="4"| <big>1,000</big> |rowspan="3"| 134×70 | Turquoise<br>green | Coat of arms of Kazakhstan; national ornaments and flying birds; [[Baiterek (monument)|Bayterek monument]] in [[Astana]] | [[Ak Orda Presidential Palace|Ak Orda]], official residence of the [[President of Kazakhstan]] in [[Astana]]; national ornaments; image of a bird | January 5,<br>2010 | 2010 |rowspan="5"| {{nobr|In circulation}} |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-2011-Bill-1000-Obverse.jpg|70px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-2011-Bill-1000-Reverse.jpg|134px]] | Green<br>blue | Dome of the [[Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi]]; national coat of arms and flag of Kazakhstan | [[Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi]] | May 25,<br>2011 | 2011 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-2013-Bill-1000-Obverse.jpg|70px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-2013-Bill-1000-Reverse.jpg|134px]] | Yellow<br>brown | Kazak Eli monument and fragment of the [[Kul Tigin]] [[Orkhon inscriptions|sculpture]]; flying doves; national coat of arms and flag of Kazakhstan | Petroglyphs of Turkic warriors; monument of Turkic writing | {{nobr|December 12,}}<br>2013 | ''2013'' |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan banknote - Kzt 1000-tenge 80-rocznica-zakonczenia-ii-wojny-swiatowej p 05.2025.webp|130px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan banknote - Kzt 1000-tenge 80-rocznica-zakonczenia-ii-wojny-swiatowej t 05.2025.webp|130px]] | 130×70 | Brown-beige | [[Memorial of Glory (Almaty)|Memorial of Glory in Almaty]]; national ornaments and silhouettes of flying cranes; national coat of arms and flag of Kazakhstan | Map of Kazakhstan composed of historical archive photos; [[Order of the Patriotic War]]; text and logo of the 80th anniversary of Great Victory in the Great Patriotic War | May 8, 2025 | 2025 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-2011-Bill-2000-Obverse.jpg|73px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-2011-Bill-2000-Reverse.jpg|139px]] | <big>2,000</big> | 139×73 | Green | Bayterek monument; musical notes of the national anthem, flag and coat of arms of Kazakhstan; open palm; petroglyph | [[Ski jumping|Ski jumper]] against a mountain backdrop and symbols of the [[2011 Winter Asian Games|7th Winter Asian Games]] | January 17,<br>2011 | 2011 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-2001-Bill-5000-Obverse.jpg|149px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-2001-Bill-5000-Reverse.jpg|149px]] |rowspan="2"| <big>5,000</big> | 149×77 | Red | Portrait of Al-Farabi; overprint reading "10 Years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan" | Fragment of the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi | December 16,<br>2001 | 2001 | November 15,<br>2007 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-2008-Bill-5000-Obverse.jpg|76px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-2008-Bill-5000-Reverse.jpg|144px]] | 144×76 | Brown<br>red | Bayterek monument; musical notes of the national anthem, flag and coat of arms of Kazakhstan; open palm; petroglyph | Independence Monument and [[Hotel Kazakhstan]] in [[Almaty]]; outline map of Kazakhstan with mountains | July 8, 2008 | 2008 |rowspan="6"| In circulation |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KZT10000-2011 avers.jpg|79px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:Kazakhstan-2011-Bill-10000-Reverse.jpg|149px]] |rowspan="3"| <big>10,000</big> |rowspan="2"| 149×79 |rowspan="2"| Blue<br>violet | Kazak Eli monument; flying [[rock dove|doves]]; national coat of arms and flag of Kazakhstan | [[Ak Orda Presidential Palace|Ak Orda]] in Astana; outline map of Kazakhstan; text and logo of the 20th anniversary of independence | July 4, 2011 | 2011 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:10000 тенге - юбилейные - 2016 - аверс.tif|149px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:10000 тенге - юбилейные - 2016 - реверс.tif|149px]] | Kazak Eli monument; fragment of the headwear of the Issyk Golden Man; [[Trans-Ili Alatau]] mountains | Portrait of [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]]; buildings of Astana; Bayterek monument | December 1,<br>2016 | 2016 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KAZAKHSTAN banknote KAZW0050o.jpg|149px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KAZAKHSTAN banknote KAZW0050r.jpg|149px]] | 145×70 | Pink, blue | Map of Kazakhstan with regions, decorated in traditional style with elements of Kazakh ornament | General outline of the map of the Eurasian continent | November 15,<br>2023 | 2023 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KZ20000KZT2015averse.png|79px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:KZ20000KZT2015reverse.png|155px]] |rowspan="2"| <big>20,000</big> |rowspan="2"| 155×79 | Grey<br>violet | Kazak Eli monument; flying doves and a triumphal arch; national coat of arms and flag of Kazakhstan | [[Ak Orda Presidential Palace|Ak Orda]] in Astana; Parliament and Government buildings; outline map of Kazakhstan; text and logo of the 20th anniversary of the tenge | December 1,<br>2015<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.nationalbank.kz/?docid=178&switch=russian|title = 30.11.2015 г. № 62 "On the issue into circulation of a banknote with a nominal value of 20,000 tenge"|access-date = 2015-12-01|archive-date = 2015-12-06|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151206214142/http://www.nationalbank.kz/?docid=178&switch=russian|url-status = live}}</ref> | 2013 |- |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:20000 тенге - юбилейные - 2021 - аверс.tif|155px]] |bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:20000 тенге - юбилейные - 2021 - реверс.tif|155px]] | Grey | Kazak Eli monument; flying doves and a triumphal arch; national coat of arms and flag of Kazakhstan; "QAZAQSTAN ULTTYQ BANKI" logo | Portrait of Nursultan Nazarbayev; [[Ak Orda Presidential Palace|Ak Orda]] and other buildings in Astana; outline map of Kazakhstan; text and logo of the 30th anniversary of independence | December 1,<br>2021 | 2021 |- |colspan="10" align="left"|<small>Image scale is 1.0 pixel per millimeter.</small> |}
==Exchange rates and inflation== On 2 September 2013, the National Bank of Kazakhstan moved the tenge from a managed float and pegged it to the [[United States dollar|US dollar]] and the [[Russian ruble]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-08-28 |title=Kazakhstan to peg tenge to U.S. dollar, euro, rouble Sept. 2 |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/kazakhstan-currency-idUSL6N0GT1Y020130828 |access-date=2023-11-06}}</ref>
On 11 February 2014, the Kazakh National Bank chose to devalue the tenge by 19% against the U.S. dollar in response to a weakening of the Russian ruble.<ref>[http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/5a30f3e4-931a-11e3-b07c-00144feab7de.html#axzz2thYSwfoi Kazakhstan devalues tenge by almost 20%] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221227125745/https://www.ft.com/content/5a30f3e4-931a-11e3-b07c-00144feab7de#axzz2thYSwfoi |date=2022-12-27 }}, The Financial Times, 11 February 2014</ref>
On 20 August 2015, the Kazakhstan National Bank did away with the currency band with respect to conversion rate of tenge. Now, the tenge is a free-floating currency and its exchange rate against the major currencies are determined by demand and supply in the market. Due to this change, the tenge lost 30% of its value in a single day.<ref name="astana-almaty">{{cite web|url=https://astana-almaty.blogspot.com/2015/08/devaluation-of-kazakh-tenge-kzt-is-it.html|website=astana-almaty.blogspot.com|title=Blog Travel to Central Asia-Kazakhstan and Astana|date=2015-08-20|access-date=2021-02-05}}</ref> {{Clear}} {{Exchange rate|KZT|RUB|TRY}}
{|class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse" style="font-size: 90%" |+ Historical average exchange rates<ref>{{cite web|author=The National Bank of Kazakhstan|title=Official Foreign Exchange Rates on average for the period|url=http://nationalbank.kz/?docid=364|access-date=2012-02-20}}</ref> |- | ! scope="col" style="text-align: right;" | USD ! scope="col" style="text-align: right;" | EUR ! scope="col" style="text-align: right;" | RUB |- ! scope="row" | 1999 | style="text-align: right;" | 119.52 | style="text-align: right;" | 130.00 | style="text-align: right;" | 4.82 |- ! scope="row" | 2000 | style="text-align: right;" | 142.13 | style="text-align: right;" | 134.40 | style="text-align: right;" | 5.05 |- ! scope="row" | 2001 | style="text-align: right;" | 146.74 | style="text-align: right;" | 132.40 | style="text-align: right;" | 5.04 |- ! scope="row" | 2002 | style="text-align: right;" | 153.28 | style="text-align: right;" | 144.68 | style="text-align: right;" | 4.89 |- ! scope="row" | 2003 | style="text-align: right;" | n/a | style="text-align: right;" | 168.79 | style="text-align: right;" | 4.87 |- ! scope="row" | 2004 | style="text-align: right;" | 136.04 | style="text-align: right;" | 169.04 | style="text-align: right;" | 4.72 |- ! scope="row" | 2005 | style="text-align: right;" | 132.88 | style="text-align: right;" | 165.42 | style="text-align: right;" | 4.70 |- ! scope="row" | 2006 | style="text-align: right;" | 126.09 | style="text-align: right;" | 158.27 | style="text-align: right;" | 4.64 |- ! scope="row" | 2007 | style="text-align: right;" | 122.55 | style="text-align: right;" | 167.75 | style="text-align: right;" | 4.79 |- ! scope="row" | 2008 | style="text-align: right;" | 120.30 | style="text-align: right;" | 177.04 | style="text-align: right;" | 4.86 |- ! scope="row" | 2009 | style="text-align: right;" | 147.50 | style="text-align: right;" | 205.67 | style="text-align: right;" | 4.66 |- ! scope="row" | 2010 | style="text-align: right;" | 147.35 | style="text-align: right;" | 195.67 | style="text-align: right;" | 4.85 |- ! scope="row" | 2011 | style="text-align: right;" | 146.62 | style="text-align: right;" | 204.11 | style="text-align: right;" | 5.00 |- ! scope="row" | 2012 (Jan) | style="text-align: right;" | 148.38 | style="text-align: right;" | 191.27 | style="text-align: right;" | 4.73 |- ! scope="row" | 2014–4–14 | style="text-align: right;" | 182.02 | style="text-align: right;" | 252.72 | style="text-align: right;" | 5.11 |- !2016-9-30 |335.64 |377.42 |5.33 |}
{|class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse" style="font-size: 90%" |- | ! scope="col" style="text-align: right;" | Annual [[inflation]] rate,%<ref>{{cite web|author=The National Bank of Kazakhstan|title=Price Indices Data|url=http://nationalbank.kz/index.cfm?docid=170|access-date=2012-02-20|archive-date=2012-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117084655/http://nationalbank.kz/index.cfm?docid=170|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 1994 | style="text-align: right;" | 1160.262 |- ! scope="row" | 1995 | style="text-align: right;" | 60.388 |- ! scope="row" | 1996 | style="text-align: right;" | 28.763 |- ! scope="row" | 1997 | style="text-align: right;" | 11.321 |- ! scope="row" | 1998 | style="text-align: right;" | 1.880 |- ! scope="row" | 1999 | style="text-align: right;" | 18.095 |- ! scope="row" | 2000 | style="text-align: right;" | 10.001 |- ! scope="row" | 2001 | style="text-align: right;" | 6.582 |- ! scope="row" | 2002 | style="text-align: right;" | 6.686 |- ! scope="row" | 2003 | style="text-align: right;" | 7.001 |- ! scope="row" | 2004 | style="text-align: right;" | 7.011 |- ! scope="row" | 2005 | style="text-align: right;" | 7.868 |- ! scope="row" | 2006 | style="text-align: right;" | 8.400 |- ! scope="row" | 2007 | style="text-align: right;" | 18.772 |- ! scope="row" | 2008 | style="text-align: right;" | 9.484 |- ! scope="row" | 2009 | style="text-align: right;" | 6.377 |- ! scope="row" | 2010 | style="text-align: right;" | 7.969 |- ! scope="row" | 2011 | style="text-align: right;" | 7.429 |- ! scope="row" | 2012 | style="text-align: right;" | 6.0 |- ! scope="row" | 2013 | style="text-align: right;" | 5.83 |- ! scope="row" | 2014 | style="text-align: right;" | 6.72 |- ! scope="row" | 2015 | style="text-align: right;" | 6.65 |- ! scope="row" | 2016 | style="text-align: right;" | 14.56 |- ! scope="row" | 2017 | style="text-align: right;" | 7.43 |- ! scope="row" | 2018 | style="text-align: right;" | 6.03 |}
==See also== * [[Economy of Kazakhstan]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
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