Kazakhstan

Kazakh Khanate (1465-1718), Republic of Kazakhstan (1991-present)

Country in Central Asia (1465-1718, 1991-present)

Location: Central Asia

Capital City: Sozaq (1465-1469), Syghanaq (1469-1511, 1521-1599), Saraishyq (1511-1521), Turkistan (1599-1718), Almaty (1991-1997), Astana (1997-present, called Nur-Sultan from 2019-2022)

Government type: Monarchy (1465-1718), Republic (1991-present)

Main languages: Kazakh, Russian

Main religions: Sunni Islam, Orthodox Christianity

Chronology

1465: Kazakh Khanate established

1718: Kazakh Khanate splits into three Zhuz Khanates

1991: Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic independent from the USSR

Currency

Tenge (1993-present)

1 Tenge = 100 Tiyin

Coins from Kazakhstan in the collection

•50 Tiyin, 1993 (brass, Öskemen mint, KM#5)

•1 Tenge, 1997 (nickel brass, Öskemen mint, KM#23)

•20 Tenge, 2000 (nickel brass, Öskemen mint, KM#26)

•50 Tenge, 2004 (nickel silver, Öskemen mint, KM#54) Comemmorative: 100th Birthday of Abylkhan Kasteev

•100 Tenge, 2006 (cupronickel center in nickel brass ring, Öskemen mint, KM#39)

Banknotes from Kazakhstan in the collection

•1 Tiyin, 1993 (P#1)

•2 Tiyin, 1993 (P#2)

•1 Tenge, 1993 (P#7)

•10 Tenge, 1993 (P#10)

•50 Tenge, 1993 (P#12a)

•200 Tenge, 2006 (P#28)