The Kazakhstan banknote of 1000 tenge was recognized as the "Best banknote of 2013" according to the International Bank Note Society (IBNS). This was reported on the official website of IBNS. Among the contenders for the title of the best banknote of 2013 according to IBNS were: 100 rubles (Russia, commemorative Olympic banknote), five euros, five reais (Brazil), 50 dinars (Libya), 10 thousand crowns (Iceland), 100 dollars (USA) ), 10 dollars (Canada), 100 dollars (Fiji), 50 dollars (Barbados) and 50 dollars (Solomon Islands). In 2011, the banknote of 10 thousand tenge won, which was issued on July 4, 2011 to mark the 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence.In 2012, the banknote of five thousand tenge was recognized as the best denomination, on the front side of which the monument "Kazakh Eli" and flying doves are depicted. The 1000 tenge banknote was put into circulation by the National Bank of Kazakhstan on December 12, 2013. The banknote is made in yellow-brown tones. On the front side there is a fragment of the sculpture of Kultegin (a political and military leader of the Second Turkic Khaganate), the monument "Kazakh Eli" and flying doves. On the reverse side, rock carvings of Turkic warriors, a monument of Turkic writing and a deer are visible.In addition, on the reverse side there is a holographic strip with the image of a fragment of the national flag, the logo of the National Bank and the inscription "Eskertkish tenge". The circulation of the commemorative banknote amounted to 10 million pieces.
