Kazakhstan 1000 Tenge banknote named best in the world

International Bank Note Society (IBNS) recognized commemorative 1000 Tenge banknote devoted to a historical figure Kultegin, who was a political leader of the Second Turkic Kaganat, the press service of the National Bank informs. The International Bank Note Society (IBNS) was founded in 1961. It operates as a non-profit educational organization and in furtherance of such purpose, its objectives are to promote, stimulate, and advance the study and knowledge of worldwide banknotes and paper currencies and all matters related thereto along educational, scientific and historical lines. Currently the IBNS has over 2,000 members in more than 90 countries. IBNS's first award "Bank Note of the Year" (2011) was awarded to the national currency of Kazakhstan in 2012 for a commemorative banknote 10,000 Tenge dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Independence of Kazakhstan. After that the IBNS announced that its voting membership had again selected the National Bank of Kazakhstan to receive its prestigious "Bank Note of the Year" award for 2012. Facing stiff competition as always from nearly 100 new banknotes released worldwide in 2012, the 5000 Tenge denomination Kazakhstan note was followed in voting by the Canada 50 Dollar and Jersey 100 Pound currency bills. Third award for "Bank Note of the Year" is a historic moment in the annals of independent Kazakhstan since before the national currency of no country was awarded three times. The nominees for the award were the banknotes of 12 countries including the U.S. 100 Dollar 5 Euro, and the commemorative banknote 100 Russian Rubles dedicated to the Sochi Olympics. The commemorative banknote of KZT 1,000 (one thousand tenge) nominal value of the sample of 2013, dedicated to "Kultegin" - the monument of the Turkic runic writing, is made of the paper of size 134 х 70 mm. The prevailing color of the banknote is yellow-brown. Date of issue: December 12, 2013 a limited edition of 10 million units. These awards are very significant for our country because winner selection is conducted by persons who are not interested in promoting a particular banknote, and the selection is based solely on aesthetic perception of design, print quality and application of the method of protection against forgery.