2497) 20,000 Tenge Commemorative Banknote, Kazakhstan: 30th Anniversary of Independence (1991-2021): The National Bank of Kazakstan has issued a 20,000 Tenge Commemorative Banknote celebrating the country's independence from the USSR: Date of Banknote issue: 01.12.2021:
The Republic of Kazakhstan, which straddles Central Asia and Eastern Europe, is the world’s largest landlocked country, and the ninth largest in size.
With a population of 19 million, it has among the lowest population densities in the world.
It is dominant nation of Central Asia economically and politically, generating 60% of the region’s GDP, primarily through its oil and gas industry.
It also has vast mineral resources.
It was the last of the Soviet Republics to declare independence, in 12/1991.
Natioonal Bank of Kazakstan uses the latest high security & innovative design features:
The National Bank of Kazakhstan is renowned for its early adoption of high-tech security and innovative design and has established itself as a testing ground for new features, with these trialed on commemorative and House Banknotes before being adopted on circulating Banknotes.
As a result, it has received a number of international awards and accolades over recent years for the innovation and bold expressions of the country’s aspirations in these Banknotes.
The currency, the Tenge, was introduced two years later, in 11/1993, to replace the Soviet Ruble.
The current Samruk Series, introduced from 2011 onwards, is denominated in values of 200, 500, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000, 10,000 and 20,000.
In 2020, a 200 bimetallic coin was issued to replace the Banknote of the same value.
The circulating 20,000 tenge, which was introduced in 2015, is mainly grey and blue in colour and features the Mangilik El Triumphal Arch on the Front and a panorama of the capital, with the presidential palace and government buildings, on the Back.
The commemorative version has a vertical orientation on the Front, and horizonal on the Back and was produced on Landqart’s Durasafe® composite substrate.
The paper/polymer composition has enabled the inclusion of a number of unique security features among the 27 on the note.
The 20,000 Tenge marking the 30th Anniversary of Independence, is no exception, and is memorable on a number of counts.
Not only does it contain a unique combination of features, some used for the first time in a Banknote, but is an outstanding example of two competing suppliers bringing their expertise together.
The most striking of these is the RollingStar® LEAD stripe from top/bottom on the vertical side from composite substrate major - Louisenthal, the first time a stripe has been used in this way on a Banknote.
The stripe combines micro mirror and colour shift technology to form a series of highly eye-catching effects. It appears and disappears in three substrate windows and on the top delivers an additional fully transparent see-through element.
In every window, either a dynamic effect or a three- dimensional element is displayed – depicting the denomination value on a sunburst effect background, the numeral 30 and the head of state’s signature respectively, changing from gold-to-green when the note is tilted.
The Commemorative Banknote:
The predominant colour of this Banknote is Grey and its size is 155 x 79 mm.
On the Back of the 20,000 Tenge Commemorative Banknote, in landscape orientation, the design also matches the original version, depicting the panoramic view of Nur-Sultan City (renamed from "Astana" in honour of the former president), the residence of the President of Akorda, and a contour line of the map of Kazakhstan.
An intaglio portrait of Nursultan Nazarbayev and the logo of the 30th anniversary have been added.
The latter has been applied with SPARK® Flow, changing from gold-to-green to match the colour shift in the stripe. This the first Banknote to incorporate the latest iteration of the SPARK technology, which appears three-dimensional, but is in fact flat to the touch.
Other features include a watermark of the denomination in a half window, a see-through image, blind embossing on a dove-shaped transparent window, iridescent print, and raised elements to aid the visually impaired.
The commemorative 20,000 tenge is legal tender and is circulating alongside the standard note.
(The above Banknote is from the collection of my friend Jayant Biswas, a leading Numismatist & Philatelist. Post researched and written by Rajeev Prasad)
Links to some other posts on Kazakhstan coins on this Blog:
1) Astana, Kazakhstan: 20th Anniversary celebration of the Capital City of Kazakhstan (06.05.1998-06.05.2018): Silver 5000 Tenge Kilo Coin, 500 Tenge Silver Coin and 100 Tenge Cupro-Nickel Coin issued by the National Bank of Kazakhstan on 20.06.2018
Links to other posts on Ukrainian Coins/Banknotes on this Blog:
7) "Sovka roskoshnaja" ("Staurophora celsia") Moth, Ukraine: Sterling Silver Proof (10 Hryvnia) and Cupro-nickel (2 Hrvynia) coins issued under its "Native Flora and Fauna Coin Series" by the National Bank of Ukraine
8) 1075 years since Princess Olga (890-969 AD), Ukraine: A Silver Proof Coin brought out by the National Bank of Ukraine,minted by the Ukrainian Mint: Year of issue: 2020
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2) Commemorative Coins issued when the 1980 22nd Summer Olympics were held in Moscow (19.07.1980 to 03.08.1980)
3) 2018 "Federation Internationale de Football Association" (FIFA) World Cup being held in Russia between 14.06.2018 &15.07.2018: Some Coins and stamps issued by Russia, Australia, Hungary, Spain & France to commemorate the Tournament/Championship
4) "Ancient Postal Routes - the Kholmogory post road (Arkhangelsk - Vologda - Yaroclavi - Moscow), Russia: Europa 2020 theme: A stamp brought out by "Pochta Rossii"(Russian Post) featuring this important post road: Date of Stamp issue: 15.01.2020
To view a few posts on previous COTY and Coin Constellation (Russia) winners, please visit the following links:
Ajai Arora has commented:
ReplyDelete"Rajeev, you must be very familiar to the features of the Kazakhstan 's new note introduced. A Banker knows much about the features/security features of a note,
Yes, Ajai. I have read about all the latest technologies which are presently being used/introduced by note printing international companies which keep on developing new security features every year. I have some notes in these areas in my collection too. The Banknote world is an interesting study by itself.
DeleteSantosh Khanna has commented:
ReplyDelete"Thanks for sharing this interesting post."
Thank you so much, Khanna sahab.
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