In the second quarter of 2010, the board of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan adopted at its meetings 34 resolutions, including one “On emission of an anniversary banknote of KZT 10,000 (ten thousand) denomination devoted to the 20th anniversary of independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan.”
B138 (P39): 10,000 tengé (US$69)
Violet and blue. Front (vertical): Kazakh text; national emblem; Independence Palace in Astana; bird in SPARK; flying doves and Kazakh Eli monument in Astana; flag. Back: Kazakh text; 20th anniversary logo; outline of Kazakhstan; Akorda Palace (the presidential residence in Astana); doves. 6-mm wide OVI copper stripe with embossed signature of President Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev. Solid security thread. Optiks security thread. Solid security thread. Watermark: Mythic Samruk bird with electrotype 10000. Printer: (BFoNBK). 149 x 79 mm. Paper. 2011. Signature 5. Intro: 04.07.2011.
Courtesy of Ted Sofos, Vadim Tislenko, and Ömer Yalçinkaya (omeryalcinkayacollectionshop on eBay).