Kazakhstan Currency

Kazakhstan currency is one of the important things to know when you are planning a trip to Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan Banks | Money | Exchange Rates | Currency Converter

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The first thing to know is that the Kazakhstan national currency is called Tenge. Tenge consists of 100 Tiin.

The word tenge in the Kazakh derived from Turkic language meaning a set of scales.

Den'gi, the russian word for money was also borrowed from Turkic. Doesn't that sound familiar, ha?

Up to 1993 Kazakhstan used Rouble as its currency. Why? Well, that's another long story, going back to the Kazakhstan history.

How much does that cost?

Here is the currency converter to let you check the current exchange rate.

 Kazakhstan Tenge Converter

This widget is really easy to use. You can convert any currency to Kazakhstan money or vice-versa.

If you want to check what the price of an item is equal to in your national currency, simply insert the amount into the first box. Then choose the Kazakhstan tenge from the drop down list of the box below, then choose the currency you want to convert into and Voila!

That's how much it is. Expensive? Well, that's the price. I am away.

How does it look?

Although quite often they use Kazakhstan tenge code which is KZT, now and again you see the official symbol being used as well. It looks like this:

Click on these Kazakhstani banknotes to see them in a larger scale.

KZT 10000	KZT 5000	KZT 2000
KZT 1000	KZT 500	KZT 200

Click on Kazakhstani tenge coins to see the larger image.

1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100

If you need more information on Kazakhstan Banknotes and Kazakhstan Coins, please visit this link of the National Bank of Kazakhstan.

 Kazakhstan Tenge Converter

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