...Kazakhstan - Signature Grigory Alexandrovich Marchenko (Tenure 2009-2013)

Қазақстан Республикасы

(Republic of Kazakhstan)

 

Қазақстан Ұлттық Банкі

(National Bank of Kazakhstan)

Currency - Tenge (KZT)

 

Here I have posted two of the three normal circulation notes issued with the signature of Grigory Alexandrovich Marchenko. Marchenko was the Chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan from 2009 to 2013. I believe only three notes were issued with his signature for the normal circulating notes. In addition to this, his signature also appeared on five other banknotes issued for commemorative purposes from 1000 tenge to 20000 tenge. This series has changed little since it was first introduced in 2011. The 10000 tenge note is printed on Hybrid material.

 

Two Thousand Tenge

Dated 2012, flag, Kazakh Eli monument, Khan Shatyr tents, flying pigeons, antelope

Outline map of Kazakhstan, Irtysh river

Five Thousand Tenge (Missing)

 

Ten Thousand Tenge (Hybrid)

Dated 2012, Kazakh Eli monument in Nur-Sultan, flying pigeons

Ak Orda President Palace in Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan

...Kazakhstan - No Signature Issues Series from 2011 to 2022 Paper and Hybrid Notes

Қазақстан Республикасы

(Republic of Kazakhstan)

 

Қазақстан Ұлттық Банкі

(National Bank of Kazakhstan)

Currency - Tenge (KZT)

 

Posted belows are notes released since 2015 or 2016. These notes were issued without the signature of the Chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan. Between 2015 and 2019, Daniyar Akishev was the Chairman of the country's central bank. He has since been replaced by Erbolat Dossaev. I believe the current Chairman is Galymzhan Pirmatov.

 

It is not sure why these notes were printed without a signature on it. The main designs on all these notes are the same as those previously released except the missing signature. Whilst I mentioned that the notes were released from 2015, the notes here are printed with the year dates from 2011 to 2022. The 20000 tenge hybrid note looks more like a commemorative note, even if it is not. I believe that the notes that I have posted here is a complete set for the current series with no signature, albeit different years issued.

 

As the designs on the front of the current series illustrate man made landmarks situated in the capital city of Kazakhstan, you may find the capital city's name is sometimes referred to as Nur-Sultan or Astana. Just not to confuse myself, belows are the name changed for the capital city of Kazakhstan since settlement was first established; -

 

1830 - Akmola, settlement founded;

1832 - Akmolinsk, township status granted;

1961 - Tselinograd, renamed by the Russian meaning Virgin lands city

1991 - Akmola, following independence of Kazakhstan;

1997 - Almalty;

1998 - Astana, meaning capital city;

2019 - Nur-Sultan, in honoring previous President, Nursultan Nazarbayev;

2022 - Astana, reverted back to as it was first named in 1998.

 

According to the Guinness World Record, the capital of Kazakhstan holds the most name changes since it was founded.   

 

Five Hundred Tenge (paper)

Dated 2017, flag, Kazakh Eli monument, flying pigeons, building

 

Front - On the front for all the notes, it features the Kazakh Eli monument in Astana. The Kazakh Eli monument or square was built in 2009. Independence was achieved on 16.121991. Below the monument are two high rise buildings. The national flag is printed on the top right corner. The Coat of Arms is also featured on the note, and with three flying doves.

Dimensions* - 67mm x 130mm

 

Back - Outline map of Kazakhstan with seagulls flying all over it. The year date of 2017 is printed on the top left-hand corner. For those previously issued, the signature of the governor would appear just under the year date.

Outline map of Kazakhstan, seagulls

 

One Thousand Tenge (paper)

Dated 2014, Kazakh Eli monument in Astana, flying pigeons

 

Front - Flag, Coat of Arms, Kazakh Eli Monument and flying doves. 

 

Dimensions* - 70mm x 134mm

 

Back - Outline map of Kazakhstan. In the background is the image of Ustyurt Plateau, a transboundary clay desert shared by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan.

 

Map outline of Kazakhstan, landscape sense of Ustyurt Plateau

Two Thousand Tenge (paper)

Dated 2012, flag, Kazakh Eli monument, Khan Shatyr tents, flying pigeons, antelope

 

Front - Flag, Coat of Arms, Kazakh Eli Monument, flying doves, Khan Shatyr tent, jumping antelope.

 

Dimensions* - 73mm x 139mm

 

Back - The outline map of Kazakhstan and inside with the scene of Irtysh River. The river flows from Mongolia, China, crossing Kazakhstan and then into Russia and out to the Gulf of Ob in northern Russia.

 

Outline map of Kazakhstan, Irtysh river

 

Five Thousand Tenge (paper)

Dated 2011, Kazakh Eli monument in Astana

 

Front - National flag of Kazakhstan on top right hand corner, Kazakh Eli monument in Astana (capital city of Kazakhstan) with surrounding flying pigeons.

 

Dimensions - 76.5mm x 145mm 

Back - Outline Kazakh Eli monument in Astana with the Kazakh Eli monument in Astana. Printed on the background is the Alatau ridge of Tjan-Shan mountain range.

Kazakh Eli monument in Astana, Kazakh Eli monument in Astana

Ten Thousand Tenge (Hybrid)

Dated 2012, Kazakh Eli monument in Astana, flying pigeons

 

Front - Flag, Coat of Arms, Kazakh Eli Monument and flying pigeons.

 

Dimensions* - 79mm x 149mm

 

Back - Ak Orda President Palace in Nur-Sultan (the White Horde) is the official office of the President of Kazakhstan. The Palace was completed and opened in 2004. This is a seven-storey building and is located in the capital city of Astana.

Ak Orda President Palace in Astana

Twenty Thousand Tenge (Hybrid)

Dated 2022, Kazakh Eli monument in Astana

 

Front - National flag of Kazakhstan, Kazakh Eli monument in Astana (capital city of Kazakhstan). The Kazakh Eli was built to celebrate the independence of Kazakhstan. Flying pigeons. At the bottom is the Mangilik El Triumphal Arch. The name in Kazakh means Eternal Country.

Dimensions - 60mm x 156mm

Back - The Palace of the President (the Residence Ak Orda) inside the outline map of Kazakhstan. Image of a large Steppe eagle, the national bird of Kazakhstan on the left and a golden Steppe eagle flying above the map of Kazakhstan.

The Palace of the President, outline map of Kazakhstan

...Kazakhstan - 20000 Tenge Hybrid Commemorative Banknote 30th Year of Independence

Qazaqstan Respublikasy

(Republic of Kazakhstan)

 

Qazaqstan Ulttyq Banki

(National Bank of Kazakhstan)

Currency - Tenge (KZT)

 

This is a 20,000 tenge commemorative note released on 16.12.2021 to celebrate the country's 30 years of Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Independence day has been celebrated on 16th of December since 1991. The announcement for the release of this commemorative note was made on 01.12.2021.

This is the second time that the central has released a commemorative note with the value of 20,000 tenge. The first was the 2013 note that celebrated the 20th year of the country's tenge currency. This is also currently the largest denomination circulation in the country.

 

With this note released, it is also the first time that the central bank has used Latin instead of Cyrillic writings on the note. This means that the name Kazakhstan has changed from 'Қазақстан' to 'Qazaqstan'.

 

The format for this new note is the same as those last released. On the front, the note is printed in a vertical format and on the back is horizontal. Also, like those previously issued, there are no signatures printed on the note. The governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan is Erbolat Dossaev and he was appointed to the role in 2019.  

This banknote is printed on Hybrid material.

 

Twenty Thousand Tenge

Kazakh Eli monument

 

Front: - The Kazakh Eli monument in the capital city of Nur-Sultan. The monument is located in the Independence square and construction for this monument was completed in 2009. Four flying doves signifying peace and independence. Below is the Arch of Triumph situated in Astana. This monument was built to celebrate Kazakhstan's 20th Year of Independence celebration. On top of the note, it depicts the hologram image of Kazakhstan's first President Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev. The national flag is printed on the top right-hand corner.

30 TAYELSIZDIK JYLDARY

QAZAQSTAN

(30 Years of Independence, Kazakhstan)

 

This note is printed with the year date of 2021 on the back.

 

Signature - Chairman Grigory Alexandrovich Marchenko. Not printed

Dimensions - 79.5mm x 155mm

Back: - The back's main feature is the portrait of President Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev, who was the country's first president. He was in office from April 1990 to March 2019, when he was forced to resign after anti-government protests. He was succeeded by his close ally, Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich Tokayev. The outline map of Kazakhstan is printed on the background with the image of the Akorda Presidential Palace (built 2004), the official office of the president and his staff. The commemorative logo of 30 (years) is printed on the front and back in golden colour.

Former President Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev

...Kazakhstan - Series 2013 to 2015, Signature Chairman Kairat Kelimbetov

Қазақстан Республикасы

(Republic of Kazakhstan)

 

Қазақстан Ұлттық Банкі

(National Bank of Kazakhstan)

Currency - Tenge (KZT)

 

Kazakhstan declared independence from the Soviet empire on 16.12.1991, just 10 days before the dissolution of the Soviet Union on 26.12.1991. On 13.04.1993, the National Bank of Kazakhstan was formed and on 15.11.1993 issued its own currency, thus replacing the Russian ruble. The new currency is called 'Tenge', which means a set of scales. The word 'Tenge' originally came from the Mongolian word 'Tenge' which means 'balance or equal'. The currency 'Tenge' is divided into 100 tyin. Since then, the National Bank of Kazakhstan has been responsible for issuing the country's banknotes. When the tenge was introduced, the currency exchange rate was one tenge equal to 500 rubles. In today's exchange rate, one Russian ruble can buy more than 5 tenge approximately.

In this post, I have uploaded five notes. All these notes bear the signature of Kairat Kelimbetov. Kelimbetov was the Chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan from 01.10.2013 to 02.11.2015. During his tenure as the head of the central bank, I believe only four banknotes were released with his signature on it, and these were 1000, 2000, 5000 and 10000 tenge. The 10000 tenge is a Hybrid note. All these notes were released individually, and they were all dated between 2011 and 2014. It is very obvious that these notes were released as and when they are required. Whilst Kazakhstan is a huge country with more than 2.7 million km² in land area, almost 85% of the size of India but has a rather small population of just under 19 million people. More than half of the population are Kazakh, which is the native of Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan is almost a landlocked country sharing common borders with Russia in the north and west, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan to the south and China on the east. The only sea access is the Caspian sea which is situated to the west of the country.

Since 2015, Kairat Kelimbetov has been replaced by Daniyar Akishev (tenure 2015-2019). No banknotes bearing the signature of Danivar Akishev have been sighted so far as all banknotes issued since then do not have the signature of the Chairman of the central bank printed on it. The current Chairman of the bank is Erbolat Dossaev.

 

One Thousand Tenge

Dated 2014, Kazakh Eli monument in Astana, flying pigeons

Map outline of Kazakhstan, landscape sense of Ustyurt Plateau

Two Thousand Tenge

Dated 2012, flag, Kazakh Eli monument, Khan Shatyr tents, flying pigeons, antelope

Outline map of Kazakhstan, Irtysh river

Five Thousand Tenge

Dated 2011, Kazakh Eli monument, Palace of Independence, pigeon, leopards

Outline map of Kazakhstan map, Independence monument, Hotel Kazakhstan

Ten Thousand Tenge (Hybrid)

Dated 2012, Kazakh Eli monument in Nur-Sultan, flying pigeons

Ak Orda President Palace in Nur-Sultan

Kazakhstan - 20,000 Tenge 2013 20th Anniversary of Currency Commemorative

Twenty Thousand Tenge

Dated 2013

Reverse

This is a new 20,000 Tenge denomination note dated 2013 and was reportedly released on 2.12.2015. This note was printed to celebrate the country's 20th Anniversary of the National Currency "Tenge" in 2013 but was not released until December 2015. It is not sure why this note was not released back in 2013. The word Tenge in Kazakh means a set of scales. The Tenge currency was first introduced in 1993 following the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 90s. This is the largest denomination currently circulating in the country. Like the current 10,000 Tenge in circulation, this note is also printed with Hybrid materials. The design format on this note is very similar to current issues. On the front, it's in vertical format whilst on the back the note is viewed in a horizontal position. As expected, a 20th Anniversary commemorative logo is printed on the back of the top left corner of the note. It is also not sure if this is a one off issue or will we be seeing a reprint of this denomination without the commemorative logo later.

Kazakhstan - 10,000 Tenge Hybrid reprint 2012 (2014)

Ten Thousand Tenge

Dated 2012, Issued 2014, P43b

Reverse

Kazakhstan - This is a reprint of the 10,000 Tenge Hybrid note first issued in 2012. The note is still dated 2012 but with the new signature of Kairat Kelimbetov. This note was released in 2014. The 10,000 Tenge is still the largest denomination in the country.

Kazakhstan - 10,000 Tenge 2012 Print Hybrid

Ten Thousand Tenge

Dated 2012, PNL

Reverse

Kazakhstan - 10,000 Tenge Independence Commemorative

Kazakhstan 10,000 Tenge Commemorative

Brief Description

Governor - Grigoriy Marchenko

Dimensions – 149mm x 79mm

Prefix number series - AA/**

Dated - 4.7.2011

Printer - DLR Optiks

Obverse - This note was issued to celebrate the country’s 20^th year of independence. The note is in vertical format. The "Kazak Eli " monument on the right side of the banknote is the main feature of the design. On the bottom of the note you have few flying pigeons, including one in gold or copper colour. A small national flag of Kazakhstan is located on the top right hand corner and National Emblem is on the left.

Reverse:  On the reverse side, the design images are in horizontal. The  Residence of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the main feature, together with the contours of the map of Kazakhstan territory. The inscription of KAZAKHSTAN TAUELSIZDIGINE JYIRMA JYL or 20 years of Independence of Kazakhstan is located at the top left and below there is the Independence Day of 20-year celebration logo. The design also includes an inscription in Russian stating that counterfeiting banknotes is against the law.

Quantity = 30,000,000 pieces printed

Kazakshtan - 1000 Tenge 2010 Commemorative

One Thousand Tenge

Brief Description

Governor – Marchenko Grigoriy Aleksandrovich

Dimension – 135mm x 70mm

Prefix number series – AA/0

Date issue – 2010 (5.1.2010)

The above note was issued to commemorate Kazakhstan’s Chairmanship of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Ten million notes issued at face value.

Obverse – The front of the note depicts the State Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Decorative image of flying birds in national style is on the right, large face value of "1000" in Kazakh language in the center, motives of Kazakh national patterns along the banknote, Baiterek Tower in Astana the capital of Kazakhstan, colour-changing logo of National Bank of Kazakhstan on the right part. The following words/numbers appear underneath the Baiterek Tower "Actaha 1000 OSCE 2010 Ka3akctah" (Kazakhstan).

Reverse - State Flag of the Republic in the left lower corner, Akorda palace of President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the center with face value in Russian language, image of a bird and year of issue 2010, numerical indication of face value in the left lower part, motives of Kazakh national patterns along the banknote. Unlike those current Tenge banknotes in circulation, this note was not printed with the outline map of Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan - 10,000 Tenge 2006

Ten Thousand Tenge

Brief Description

Governor – Anvar Galimullaevich Saidenov

Dimensions – 150mm x 79mm

Prefix number series - AA/00

Date issue - 2006, no date on note

Obverse - The images are vertical. In the center is the Astan-Baiterek monument. In the middle of the banknote a fragment of music of the Kazakhstan National Anthem is printed in white on dark-green and dark-blue stripes. Over the fragment of music is the white outline of the value numeral. To the left of the monument the Kazakhstan National Emblem is printed in violet. The Kazakhstan National Flag is on the top right of the note. On the lower half of the note is an open hand. The face value, in Kazakh script, is shown vertically in the lower left corner. The name of the issuing bank, in the Kazakh language, is placed vertically in the lower right corner, above the name there is an inscription in the Kazakh language stating that counterfeiting banknotes is against the law. This note has a watermark of a Leopard's head and the value '10000'.

Reverse - The images are horizontal. The main image is an outline map of Kazakhstan. Residence Akorda, the residence of The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, is in the foreground, and canyons in the background. The value numeral is shown both on the lower left corner and upper right corner. The face value, in Russian script, is shown in the middle of the lower half of the note. The name of the issuing bank, in the Kazakh language, and the bank’s logo are in the middle of the upper half of the note. In the top left corner, on the white area, there is an inscription in Russian stating that counterfeiting banknotes is against the law.