At
the 1st Baqytty bala (a vocal competition for young talented people) in June 2018, the two grand prix winners were awarded prize money and the chance to perform at Dimash’s concerts.
The promoter of this competition is the Creative Centre
DimashAli, of which Dimash’s father
Kanat Aitbayev is the official representative director.
The competition has been developing and transforming since the celebration of the 150th anniversary of Aktobe in 2019.
Now, the introduction gets rather long. The prize money is
one million tenge. How much would it be in Japanese Yen?
Kazakhstan’s currency is
the tenge, which has been changed from the Soviet ruble and used since
November 1993.
Tenge has a meaning of being
equal, balance and a set of scales.
Similarly, there are many currencies in the world where the origin of the word came from the Latin
libra (scales), such as pound (UK), lira (Italy), livre (France).
1 tenge теңге = 100 tiyin тиын
1 tenge is approximately 0.3 yen although exchange rates change constantly.
Apparently, the banknotes of tenge received consecutive awards for “
Banknote of the Year” for a few years from the International Bank Note Society, IBNS!
● the reference from website TRiP EdiTOR
https://tripeditor.com/356295
Note 1: Currently (as of 2019) the Japanese yen cannot be exchanged in Kazakhstan. Make sure that you have banknotes in a suitable currency, such as US dollars.
Note 2: Generally tipping is not customary in Kazakhstan. However, it is becoming more common at tourist facilities or when using a taxi.