{"product_id":"kazakhstan-200-tenge-2025-unc-commemorative-soviet-wwii-victory-80th","title":"Kazakhstan 200 Tenge 2025 UNC—Commemorative Soviet WWII Victory 80th","description":"\u003cp\u003eA striking bimetallic commemorative issued by the National Bank of Kazakhstan to mark the \u003cstrong\u003e80th anniversary of the Great Victory\u003c\/strong\u003e (WWII). The distinctive Spanish flower shape and eternal flame reverse make this one of the most visually compelling circulating commemoratives in the Tenge series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eObverse\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e gold-toned aluminum brass center; silver-toned copper-nickel ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCentral device:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coat of arms of the Republic of Kazakhstan\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLegend above:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eҚАЗАҚСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ\u003c\/em\u003e (Republic of Kazakhstan)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge decoration:\u003c\/strong\u003e National ornament elements along the edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e200 ТЕҢГЕ\u003c\/strong\u003e below the coat of arms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eReverse\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e gold-toned center; silver-toned ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCentral device:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eternal flame\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnniversary numeral:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e80\u003c\/strong\u003e prominently displayed\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLegend:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eҰЛЫ ЖЕҢІС\u003c\/em\u003e (Kazakh) and \u003cem\u003eВЕЛИКАЯ ПОБЕДА\u003c\/em\u003e (Russian) — both meaning \"Great Victory\" — around the circumference\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYears:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e1945–2025\u003c\/strong\u003e below\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuer logo:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Numista N#470058\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bimetallic — aluminum brass center in copper-nickel ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.50 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 26.00 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.90 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish flower\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Milled\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medal alignment ↑↑\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kazakhstan_Mint\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKazakhstan Mint\u003c\/a\u003e (Қазақстан теңге сарайы), Ust-Kamenogorsk — mintmark QUB\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Outstanding Events and People\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommemorative issue:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10,000,000\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kazakhstani_tenge\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKazakhstani Tenge\u003c\/a\u003e (1993–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial language(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Kazakh, Russian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Kazakhstan\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e From Kazakh \u003cem\u003eQazaq\u003c\/em\u003e (possibly meaning \"free man\" or \"wanderer\") + \u003cem\u003e-stan\u003c\/em\u003e (Persian for \"land of\") — Land of the Kazakhs\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Astana\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAstana\u003c\/a\u003e (pop. ~1.5 million city; ~2 million metro)\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Simply means \"capital city\" in Kazakh; renamed from Nur-Sultan in 2022, which had been renamed from Astana in 2019 in honor of former president \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nursultan_Nazarbayev\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNursultan Nazarbayev\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~20 million (UN 2024) — similar to Florida or Romania\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2,724,900 km² (1,052,090 mi²) — 9th largest country in the world; larger than Western Europe combined\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e): ~$32,000 (IMF 2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oil and gas, uranium, wheat, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, coal\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e Russia (north), China (east), Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan (south), Caspian Sea (west)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kazakh (official, national); Russian (official, widely used)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kazakhs\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKazakhs\u003c\/a\u003e (~70%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russians_in_Kazakhstan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRussians\u003c\/a\u003e (~15%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uzbeks_in_Kazakhstan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUzbeks\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ukrainians_in_Kazakhstan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUkrainians\u003c\/a\u003e, and others\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnited Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (1992); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCIS\u003c\/a\u003e (1991, founding member); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai_Cooperation_Organisation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSCO\u003c\/a\u003e (2001, founding member); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eurasian_Economic_Union\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEAEU\u003c\/a\u003e (2015, founding member); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOIC\u003c\/a\u003e (1995); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organization_for_Security_and_Co-operation_in_Europe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOSCE\u003c\/a\u003e (1992; hosted 2010 chairmanship)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAncient nomadic empires\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scythians\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eScythians\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Huns\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHuns\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/G%C3%B6kt%C3%BCrks\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGöktürks\u003c\/a\u003e, and others roamed the steppe for millennia\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mongol_Empire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMongol Empire\u003c\/a\u003e (13th century)\u003c\/strong\u003e — Genghis Khan's conquest; Kazakhstan formed the core of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Horde\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGolden Horde\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kazakh_Khanate\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKazakh Khanate\u003c\/a\u003e (1465–1847)\u003c\/strong\u003e — unified Kazakh tribes; three zhuz (hordes) structure established\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRussian Imperial expansion (18th–19th century)\u003c\/strong\u003e — gradual annexation; completed by 1860s\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoviet era (1920–1991)\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kazakh_Autonomous_Soviet_Socialist_Republic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKazakh ASSR\u003c\/a\u003e (1920), then \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kazakh_Soviet_Socialist_Republic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKazakh SSR\u003c\/a\u003e (1936); collectivization caused the devastating \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kazakh_famine_of_1930%E2%80%931933\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efamine of 1930–33\u003c\/a\u003e, killing an estimated 1.5 million Kazakhs\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndependence (1991)\u003c\/strong\u003e — declared sovereignty on October 25, 1990; full independence December 16, 1991 upon \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dissolution_of_the_Soviet_Union\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUSSR dissolution\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRepublic of Kazakhstan (1991–date)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKazakhstan Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKazakhstan holds \u003cstrong\u003e~12% of the world's uranium reserves\u003c\/strong\u003e and is the world's largest uranium producer — powering nuclear plants on every continent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Soviet Union conducted \u003cstrong\u003e456 nuclear tests\u003c\/strong\u003e at the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semipalatinsk_Test_Site\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSemipalatinsk Test Site\u003c\/a\u003e in northeastern Kazakhstan between 1949 and 1989. The surrounding population was never officially warned. Radiation-linked illness persists in the region today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKazakhstan was the \u003cstrong\u003elast Soviet republic to declare independence\u003c\/strong\u003e — its president, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nursultan_Nazarbayev\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNursultan Nazarbayev\u003c\/a\u003e, had actively lobbied to preserve the USSR until the very end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baikonur_Cosmodrome\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBaikonur Cosmodrome\u003c\/a\u003e — leased from Kazakhstan by Russia — is where \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yuri_Gagarin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYuri Gagarin\u003c\/a\u003e launched into space in 1961\u003c\/strong\u003e. It remains the world's first and largest operational space launch facility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite being landlocked, Kazakhstan borders the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caspian_Sea\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCaspian Sea\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e — the world's largest inland body of water — giving it access to one of the planet's most contested energy corridors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKazakhstan's \u003cstrong\u003esteppe eagle\u003c\/strong\u003e appears on the national flag. The country is home to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Altai_Mountains\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAltai Mountains\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charyn_Canyon\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCharyn Canyon\u003c\/a\u003e (often called Central Asia's Grand Canyon), and vast salt flats that were once the floor of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aral_Sea\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAral Sea\u003c\/a\u003e — now largely gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe coin that remembers what the steppe paid\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKazakhstan contributed \u003cstrong\u003e1.2 million soldiers\u003c\/strong\u003e to the Soviet war effort on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEastern Front\u003c\/a\u003e. More than 600,000 did not return. For a population of roughly 6 million at the time, that loss was existential in scale — nearly every family touched.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe eternal flame on this coin's reverse is not decorative. It is a direct reference to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eternal_flame\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEternal Flame memorials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e found in Almaty, Astana, and cities across the former Soviet Union — lit in 1945 and never extinguished, burning for the fallen who have no individual graves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe date \u003cstrong\u003e1945\u003c\/strong\u003e on this coin marks the Soviet \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victory_Day_(9_May)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVictory Day\u003c\/a\u003e — May 9, 1945 — when Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender took effect on the Eastern Front. It remains the most emotionally charged public holiday across the former Soviet republics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe bilingual inscription — \u003cem\u003eҰЛЫ ЖЕҢІС\u003c\/em\u003e in Kazakh and \u003cem\u003eВЕЛИКАЯ ПОБЕДА\u003c\/em\u003e in Russian — reflects Kazakhstan's dual linguistic identity: a country navigating its Soviet past and its Kazakh future simultaneously, on a single coin face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA bimetallic Spanish flower — rare in circulating coinage\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eSpanish flower shape\u003c\/strong\u003e (12-scallop edge) is unusual for a circulating coin at this denomination. Most countries reserve this format for collector issues. Kazakhstan has used it across its commemorative 200 Tenge series, making the series immediately recognizable in hand — and in a collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a mintage of \u003cstrong\u003e10,000,000\u003c\/strong\u003e, this is technically a mass-issue coin — but the format, the subject, and the 80th anniversary timing make it a natural anchor piece for any \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Asia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCentral Asian\u003c\/a\u003e or Soviet-era collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn this small piece of the steppe's long memory\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong\u003e2025 UNC example\u003c\/strong\u003e of Kazakhstan's 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory commemorative — struck at the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kazakhstan_Mint\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKazakhstan Mint\u003c\/a\u003e in Ust-Kamenogorsk, the same facility that has produced Tenge coinage since the currency's introduction in 1993.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt ships in protective packaging, as issued.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kazakhstan Mint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52020428636471,"sku":"KZ200T2025U","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/470058r.jpg?v=1776878878","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/kazakhstan-200-tenge-2025-unc-commemorative-soviet-wwii-victory-80th","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}