Kazakhstan
New varieties of Kazakhstan Pick 13, 20, and 21 notes reported
Dec 22, 2006 09:53 AM Category: Eurasia
There are two different 100-tenge notes dated 1993. The original (Pick 13a, top left) was issued in 1993. It features an intaglio rosette in the upper left corner of the front of the note. There is a second variety also dated 1993 (top right), but issued in 2001. It has the rosette in OVI.
There are two different 200-tenge notes dated 1993. The original (Pick 20, middle left) was issued in 2000. It features the denomination embossed on a rosette in the lower right corner of the front of the note. There is a second variety (middle right) also dated 1993, but issued in 2002. It has a latent image instead of embossing, and a different background design to the right of the portrait.
There are two different 500-tenge notes dated 1999. The original (Pick 21, bottom left) was issued in 2000. It features the denomination embossed on a rosette in the lower right corner of the front of the note. There is a second variety (bottom right) also dated 1999, but issued in 2002. It has a latent image instead of embossing, and a different background design to the right of the portrait. This note is listed as Pick 27, erroneously indicated as a 2004 issue.
If anyone has additional information about these or other unlisted varieties for other denominations, please add your comment below.
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Kazakhstan issues new note series
Nov 15, 2006 10:14 AM Category: Eurasia
Today
the
National Bank of
Kazakhstan began
issuing a new series of notes. This completely
redesigned series share similar design elements on
front (vertical format) and back (horizontal),
distinguished primarily by different color schemes
and printed denominations. The previous series
(Pick 20 - 27) featuring a portrait of Al-Farabi
will circulate in parallel with the new series for
a period of one year.
The front of each note features the Astan-Baiterek monument in center, with a fragment of printed music of the national anthem overprinted with the numerical denomination. National emblem at left, along with an opened palm, and flag at right. The back of each note features a different main image within the outline of Kazakhstan’s boundaries.
The following security features appear on all notes: watermark, metallic windowed security thread, registration device, intaglio printing, OVI, microprinting, fluorescent serial numbers, iridescent ink, latent image of denomination, and pink fibers that fluoresce red under UV light.
200 tenge, 2006. Orange and green on m/c unpt. Transport and Communication Ministry building and a winged statue on the bridge over the river Ishim in the capital Astana in foreground, the Ministry of Defense building and steppe in background on back. 126 x 64 mm.
500 tenge, 2006. Blue and gray on m/c unpt. Ministry of Finance building and Astana city hall in foreground, gulls over the sea in background on back. 130 x 67 mm.
1,000 tenge, 2006. Yellow and brown on m/c unpt. Presidential Culture Center in foreground, mesas in background on back. 134 x 70 mm.
2,000 tenge, 2006. Green and blue on m/c unpt. Abai Opera-House in Almaty in foreground, mountain lake in background on back. 139 x 73 mm.
5,000 tenge, 2006. Red and brown on m/c unpt. Independence Monument and Kazakhstan hotel in Almaty in foreground, mountains in background on back. 144 x 76 mm.
10,000 tenge, 2006. Violet and blue on m/c unpt. Presidential Residence in Akorda in foreground, canyons in background on back. 149 x 79 mm.
All notes have the same watermark of a leopard head, along with electrotype denomination and different animals (such as the camel shown here).
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The front of each note features the Astan-Baiterek monument in center, with a fragment of printed music of the national anthem overprinted with the numerical denomination. National emblem at left, along with an opened palm, and flag at right. The back of each note features a different main image within the outline of Kazakhstan’s boundaries.
The following security features appear on all notes: watermark, metallic windowed security thread, registration device, intaglio printing, OVI, microprinting, fluorescent serial numbers, iridescent ink, latent image of denomination, and pink fibers that fluoresce red under UV light.
200 tenge, 2006. Orange and green on m/c unpt. Transport and Communication Ministry building and a winged statue on the bridge over the river Ishim in the capital Astana in foreground, the Ministry of Defense building and steppe in background on back. 126 x 64 mm.
500 tenge, 2006. Blue and gray on m/c unpt. Ministry of Finance building and Astana city hall in foreground, gulls over the sea in background on back. 130 x 67 mm.
1,000 tenge, 2006. Yellow and brown on m/c unpt. Presidential Culture Center in foreground, mesas in background on back. 134 x 70 mm.
2,000 tenge, 2006. Green and blue on m/c unpt. Abai Opera-House in Almaty in foreground, mountain lake in background on back. 139 x 73 mm.
5,000 tenge, 2006. Red and brown on m/c unpt. Independence Monument and Kazakhstan hotel in Almaty in foreground, mountains in background on back. 144 x 76 mm.
10,000 tenge, 2006. Violet and blue on m/c unpt. Presidential Residence in Akorda in foreground, canyons in background on back. 149 x 79 mm.
All notes have the same watermark of a leopard head, along with electrotype denomination and different animals (such as the camel shown here).
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Kazakhstan’s new note series misspells “bank”
Oct 18, 2006 10:41 AM Category: Eurasia
Officials at the National Bank of Kazakhstan admit that there’s a problem with the new series of notes issued on November 15. The word “bank” on some of the new notes is misspelled with an alternate Kazakh form of the letter K (above, top), not the Cyrillic version (above, bottom), which has a slightly different pronunciation. Despite politicians’ calls to scrap the new issue, bank officials plan to release the error notes and then gradually withdraw them from circulation.
This error affects only some 2,000- and 5,000-tenge notes, and not the other denominations in this new series. Curiously, the misspelled “bank” appears on both sides of the KZT2,000 (US$15.65), but only on the face of the KZT5,000 (US$39.10).
More info can be found in this New Zealand Radio article.
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