Note of the Month: Kazakhstan 10,000 Tenge

Posted on 11/19/2024

World Philosophy Day is November 21, so let's look at a note featuring a thinker who was regarded as "The Second Master" after Aristotle.



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Country: Kazakhstan

Catalog Number: 25

Date: 2003

Denomination: 10,000 Tenge

Varieties: A Replacement / Star note is also recorded in the PMG Population Report

What makes it special? The front of this note shows Abu Nasr Muhammad al-Farabi, an Islamic philosopher so influential that he was regarded as "The Second Master" (with Aristotle being the first). He was known in the West as Alpharabius. The third Thursday in November is recognized as World Philosophy Day; this year it falls on November 21.

Did you know? Al-Farabi (AD 870-950) spent much of his scholarly life in Baghdad during the Islamic Golden Age, where he interacted with Christian philosophers. His exact birthplace is uncertain, but a medieval account puts it in southern Kazakhstan. His contributions to the world are honored throughout Kazakhstan with landmarks that bear his name, including monuments, streets and a large university in Kazakhstan's most populous city.

Total graded by PMG: As of mid-November 2024, the PMG Population Report includes 80 examples of Pick# 25, in addition to the one example of Pick 25*.

PMG median grade: PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ.

PMG highest graded: The PMG Population Report lists 19 examples in PMG 68 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ.

Sales highlights: An example in the median grade realized $361 in September 2024 through eBay.

PMG Registry: This note is part of the Kazakhstan National Bank, 1993-Date, P1-Date category in the PMG Registry, where the first-place set, PMG67PMG *ESTONIA*'s *KAZAKHSTAN* 67-68EPQ, has an example of Pick# 25 graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ.

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