26 июня 2014 23:42

Error on 1000 Tenge bill in Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan banknote with a nominal value of 1000 tenge. Photo courtesy of nationalbank.kz

Turkologist, Doctor of Historical Sciences Talgat Zhumaganbetov from Aktobe claims he has found an error on the 1000 Tenge bill, Tengrinews reports citing Diapazon. According to the historian, a stone head depicted on the new bill does not belong to whom it is purported to belong - Kul Tigin, a famous military figure of the Second Turkic Khanate.

The historian told the newspaper that he felt an urge to make the announcement after watching a video on the Internet that showed careful preparations of the new 1000 Tenge bill. "I am outraged that they used someone's image without consulting turkologists first. This subject is taught in Japan, USA and Europe. They will scoff at us, because it is our history," Zhumaganbetov said.

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