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Kyrgyzstani som
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| Kyrgyzstani som Кыргыз сом (Kyrgyz) Киргизский сом (Russian) |
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| ISO 4217 Code | KGS | ||||
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| User(s) | Kyrgyzstan | ||||
| Inflation | 6.4% | ||||
| Source | The World Factbook, 2006 est. | ||||
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| 1/100 | tyiyn | ||||
| Plural | som | ||||
| tyiyn | tyiyn | ||||
| Coins | None | ||||
| Banknotes | 1, 10, 50 tyiyn, 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 som | ||||
| Central bank | National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic | ||||
| Website | www.nbkr.kg | ||||
The som (Kyrgyz: сом, sometimes transliterated as "sum" or "soum") is the currency of the Kyrgyz Republic in Central Asia. The ISO 4217 currency code is KGS. The som is sub-divided into 100 tyiyn (Kyrgyz: тыйын). The som was introduced in May 10, 1993, replacing the Soviet ruble at a rate of 1 som = 200 rubles.
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In the Soviet Union, speakers of Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Uzbek called the ruble the som, and this name appeared written on the back of banknotes, among the texts for the value of the bill in all 15 official languages of the Union. The word som (sometimes transliterated "sum" or "soum") means "pure" in Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uyghur and Uzbek, as well as in many other Turkic languages. The word implies "pure gold".
Only commemorative coins have been issued thus far. Circulation coins will be issued in 2008 with denominations of 10 and 50 tiyin and 1, 3 and 5 som. New coins are minted in Kazakhstan.
In 1993, the government issued 1, 10 and 50 tyiyn notes and the Kyrgyzstan Bank issued notes for 1, 5 and 20 som. In 1994, the Kyrgyz Bank issued a second series of notes in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 som. A third series followed from 1997 onwards in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 som.
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| Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | Watermark | printing | issue | |||
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1 som | 120 × 60 mm | Green-orange | Abdylas Maldybaev | Komuz, kylkyak, Bishkek Philharmonic Orchestra | As portrait | 1999 | February 7, 2000 |
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5 som | 135 × 65 mm | Dark blue | Bubusara Beyshenalieva | Kyrgyz National Opera | 1997 | December 17, 1997 | |
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10 som | Dark green | Kasym Tynystanov | Mountain ranges of Kyrgyzstan and the Dzhety-Oguz tract | ||||
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20 som | Ochre-red | Togolok Moldo | Manas Mausoleum | As portrait, and value | 2002 | August 15, 2002 | |
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50 som | 145 × 70 mm | Red-violet | Kurmanjan Datka | Uzgen architectural complex of the 11-12th centuries | |||
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100 som | 150 × 72 mm | Green-violet | Toktogul Satylganov | Khan Tengri | |||
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200 som | 155 × 74 mm | Yellow | Alykul Osmonov | Lake Issyk Kul | 2000 2004 |
August 28, 2000 August 2, 2004 |
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500 som | 160 × 76 mm | Violet | Sayakbay Karalaev | Sayakbay Karalaev and images from the Manas (epic) | 2000 2005 |
August 28, 2000 November 1, 2005 |
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1000 som | 165 × 78 mm | Gray-green | Jusup Balasagyn | Takhti Sulaiman, Mount Sulaiman | 2000 | August 28, 2000 | |
| These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimetre, a standard for world banknotes. For table standards, see the banknote specification table. | |||||||||
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Kyrgyzstani som is the second highest-valued currency unit in Central Asia.
- Don's World Coin Gallery - Kyrgyzstan
- Ron Wise's World Paper Money - Kyrgyzstan Mirror site
- Tables of Modern Monetary Systems by Kurt Schuler - Asia Mirror site
- The Global History of Currencies - Kyrgyzstan
- Global Financial Data currency histories table (
Microsoft Excel format)
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