Kyrgyzstani som

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The Kyrgyzstani som (sometimes transliterated "sum" or "soum") is the currency of the Kyrgyz Republic in Central Asia. The ISO 4217 currency code is KGS. The som was introduced in May 10, 1993, replacing the Soviet/Russian ruble at a rate of 1 som = 200 rubles.

Contents 1 Etymology 2 Coins 3 Banknotes 4 See also

[edit] Etymology

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. 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"

[edit] Coins

Only commemorative coins were issued.

[edit] Banknotes

There are note denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 som, as well as 1, 10, and 50 tyiyn notes (100 tyiyn = 1 som).

Third series
Image		Value	Dimensions	Color	Obverse	Reverse	Printed Date	Issued Date	Watermark
[1]	[2]	1 som	120 × 60 mm	Green-orange	Abdylas Maldybaev	Komuz, kylkyak, Bishkek Philharmonic Orchestra	1999	February 7, 2000	As portrait
[3]	[4]	5 som	135 × 65 mm	Dark blue	Bubusara Beyshenalieva	Kyrgyz National Opera	1997	December 17, 1997
[5]	[6]	10 som		Dark green	Kasym Tynystanov	Mountain ranges of Kyrgyzstan and the Dzhety-Oguz tract
[7]	[8]	20 som		Ochre-red	Togolok Moldo	Manas Mausoleum	2002	August 15, 2002	As portrait, and value
[9]	[10]	50 som	145 × 70 mm	Red-violet	Kurmanjan Datka	Uzgen architectural complex of the 11-12th centuries
[11]	[12]	100 som	150 × 72 mm	Green-violet	Toktogul Satylganov	Khan Tengri
[13]	[14]	200 som	155 × 74 mm	Yellow	Alykul Osmonov	Lake Issyk Kul	2000 2004	August 28, 2000 August 2, 2004
[15]	[16]	500 som	160 × 76 mm	Violet	Sayakbay Karalaev	Sayakbay Karalaev and images from the Manas (epic)	2000 2005	August 28, 2000 November 1, 2005
[17]	[18]	1000 som	165 × 78 mm	Gray-green	Jusup Balasagyn	Takhti Sulaiman, Mount Sulaiman	2000	August 28, 2000

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Kyrgyzstani som is the second highest-valued currency unit in Central Asia.

[edit] See also

• Economy of Kyrgyzstan

Currencies of Asia and the Pacific
Central	Afghan afghani | Kazakhstani tenge | Kyrgyzstani som | Mongolian tugrug | Russian ruble | Tajikistani somoni | Turkmenistani manat | Uzbekistani som
East	Chinese yuan | Hong Kong dollar | Japanese yen | Macanese pataca | North Korean won | South Korean won | New Taiwan dollar
South-East	Brunei dollar | Cambodian riel | Indonesian rupiah | Lao kip | Malaysian ringgit | Myanmar kyat | Philippine peso | Singapore dollar | Thai baht | US dollar (East Timor) | Vietnamese đồng
South	Bangladeshi taka | Bhutanese ngultrum | Indian rupee | Maldivian rufiyaa | Nepalese rupee | Pakistani rupee | Sri Lankan rupee
West	Armenian dram | Azerbaijani manat | Bahraini dinar | Cypriot pound | Egyptian pound | Georgian lari | Iranian rial | Iraqi dinar | Israeli new sheqel | Jordanian dinar | Kuwaiti dinar | Lebanese lira | Omani rial | Qatari riyal | Saudi riyal | Syrian pound | Turkish new lira | UAE dirham | Yemeni rial
Pacific	Australian dollar (Kiribati, Nauru, Norfolk Island, Tuvalu) | CFP franc (French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna) | Cook Islands dollar | Fijian dollar | New Zealand dollar (Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, Pitcairn Islands) | Papua New Guinean kina | Samoan tala | Solomon Islands dollar | Tongan pa'anga | US dollar (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau) | Vanuatu vatu
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