Kazakhstani Tenge in Turkish Lira

KZT Kazakhstani Tenge

Country of application:
Kazakhstan

Coin denominations in circulation:
50, 20, 10 and 5 tiyn.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
10 thousand, 5 thousand, 2 thousand, 1 thousand, 500 and 200 tenge.

History reference:
Kazakhstani (Kazakh) tenge is the national currency of Kazakhstan. The history of the Kazakhstani tenge begins on November 15, 1993, when the currency was put into circulation. Prior to this, residen...ts used different currency means. The last currency used is the Soviet ruble, which was in the country when Kazakhstan was part of the USSR. According to archaeologists, the first money that appeared on the territory of Kazakhstan is of Chinese origin. And this is not surprising, since the country was located on the Great Silk Road connecting Europe and Asia. Since the 6th century, coins of Turkic rulers have appeared in circulation. And from the 8th century, the steppe nomads of the region were invaded by the Arabs and settlements began to be carried out in silver dirhems. The first mints appeared in such ancient cities as Baraba, Ispidzhab, Taraz. The raw material for minting was the local silver mines located in the upper reaches of the Talas and Akhangaran rivers.

TRY Turkish Lira

Country of application:
Turkey

Coin denominations in circulation:
1 lira, 50, 25, 10, 5, 2 and 1 kurush.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
200, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5 liras.

History reference:
The Turkish lira has been the national currency of Turkey since 1923 and replaced the Ottoman lira, which in turn has been in circulation since 1844. The history of Turkish money circulation dates ba...ck to the times of the Ottoman Empire, which lasted from 1299 until the end of the 19th century. Precious metals were widely used as money. Ancient coins were issued by sultans and bore their names, but not portraits - in accordance with Islamic tradition. In 1327, Akche ("whitish") was minted by Orkhan. This small silver coin was in circulation on the territory of the Ottoman Empire and its neighboring states in the 14th - 19th centuries. Starting from 1623 until 1930, a silver Turkish coin was also in circulation - a pair. Then it was used exclusively as a counting unit, 1/40 kurush. Kurush is a small Turkish coin used in the Ottoman Empire since 1688.