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Kazakhstani tenge

Dates in use
Still in use; introduction date not established here
Currency code
KZT
Ancestry branch
Russian ruble

Its place in the family

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Kazakhstani tenge: documented and qualified family connections PARENTS THIS CURRENCY CHILDREN Russian ruble — Muscovite, Imperial, Soviet and Russian account continuityRussian ruble 1993 · DocumentedDocumented connection · 1993 Kazakhstani tengeKazakhstani tenge KZT No successor is established here.

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Kazakhstani tenge

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Children 0

No successor is established here.

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Russian ruble

Account tradition documented before 1704; still in use

Earlier ancestry is not established here.

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The story

Kazakhstan’s national-bank timeline dates introduction of the tenge into circulation to November 15, 1993. [1]

Sources and evidence

  1. National Bank of Kazakhstan · History of the national currency

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“Kazakhstani tenge.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Updated 2026-10-13; data version v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000363.html

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