Few people know that for the money you can study the history of the state. The ruling government issues commemorative coins, and in Kazakhstan. President Nursultan Nazarbayev is developing the republic and writing the history of the state. In the article you will find out what money of Kazakhstan is considered commemorative.
Historical information about the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan ranks ninth in the world with an area of almost 3 million square kilometers. The Republic of Kazakhstan is the economically dominant country in Central Asia, producing 60% of the region’s GDP, primarily due to its oil and gas industry. The state has huge mineral resources and has access to the Caspian Sea.
The republic borders on Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. The relief of Kazakhstan is diverse: there are plains and steppes, severe taiga, mountain canyons and snow-capped mountains, as well as deserts. Kazakhstan has a population of about 18 million, according to 2014 data. Given the large area of the Kazakh state, the population density in the republic is one of the lowest, about 5 people per square kilometer of land. Now the capital is Astana, it was moved in 1997 from the city of Alma-Ata (the largest city in the country).
The territory of Kazakhstan was previously inhabited by nomad tribes. This changed in the 13th century when Genghis Khan incorporated the country into the Mongol Empire. After an internal struggle between the conquerors, the nomads eventually returned power. The Russian Empire began to advance towards the Kazakh steppe in the 18th century and by the middle of the 19th century nominally ruled all of Kazakhstan. After the revolution of 1917 and the subsequent civil war, the territory of Kazakhstan was transformed several times. In 1991, the Kazakh SSR disconnected from the Soviet Union and became an independent and independent republic.
Kazakhstan today
Since gaining independence, Kazakhstan (1991) has been ruled by President Nursultan Nazarbayev. According to official figures, Kazakhstan is a democratic presidential republic. According to the election results, more than 90% of voters vote for Nazarbayev.
Country currency
Kazakhstan introduced the currency - tenge. One tenge contains 100 tiyin.
In November 1993, the Presidential Decree “On the introduction of the national currency of Kazakhstan” was issued, as a result of which the tenge was introduced to replace the Soviet ruble. One tenge was equal to 500 rubles. In 1991, a group of talented designers was assembled: Mendybai Alin, Timur Suleimenov, Asimsalay Duzhelkhanov and Khairulla Gabzhallilov. Thus, on November 15, Kazakhs celebrate Kazakhstan Currency Day . By 1995, a printing yard was opened in the republic. The first batch of Kazakh tenge was printed not at home, but abroad, in England. So the first coins of Kazakhstan appeared. The image of the currency can be seen below.
Commemorative coins of Kazakhstan
Special money is issued in denominations of 20, 100, 1000, 5000, 10000 tenge. Silver and gold exist in denominations of 1 to 100 tenge. Many of the 20 and 50 tenge of the jubilee years are made of cupronickel.
In July 29, 2016, the Kazakh National Bank issued a new special coin made of gold and silver in denominations of 500 tenge and 100 tenge from nickel silver. The coins issued are part of a series dedicated to Abulkhair Khan.
These coins of Kazakhstan photo below demonstrate.
All of them have front and back sides; a portrait of a khan is cast in silver on gold.
On the obverse there is a national emblem, coins in denominations of 500 made of gold and silver, and 100 tenge made of cupronickel. National ornaments are presented to the left and right of the number, the words "Republic of Kazakhstan" are written in Kazakh and Russian languages around the circumference. The bank logo is located on the top of the coin.
On the reverse side is a portrait of Abulkhair Khan, intended for a banknote of 50 tenge issued in 1993. The name of the ruler, the year of the coin, and some graphic elements are arranged in a circle.
Commemorative coins of Kazakhstan 500 and 100 tenge can be used as regular currency throughout the country.
In 2016, the republic's mint plans to issue more than 15 memorable copies.
The main unusual coins of Kazakhstan (list):
- Abulkhair Khan;
- Korean fairy tale;
- year of the Rooster;
- 25 years of independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
- love;
- saxaul;
- exhibition EXPO-2017;
- 40 days to the child.
Not all are listed here, in fact there are many more.