2020-01-06 Mon

Kyrgyzstan, officially known as the the Kyrgyz Republic, is a country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country with a mountainous terrain. It is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west and southwest, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east.

Kyrgyzstan is ranked 78th among countries for economic freedom. The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic serves as the Central bank of Kyrgyzstan. The som is the currency of the Kyrgyz Republic. The word som means "pure" and the word implies "pure gold".

On 10 May 1993, the government issued 1, 10 and 50 tyiyn notes and the Kyrgyzstan Bank issued notes for 1, 5 and 20 som. Today we are looking at a 1 Som banknote issued in 1993. The note specifications are as follows:

The obverse has Kyrgyz national ornaments to left and equestrian statue of Manas the Noble, a hero of the national epic "Manas" to centre right. The reverse features Manas Mausoleum in Talas to centre left. This multi-coloured note has a repetitive pattern of stylised eagle as its watermark.

Image Courtesy: Banknote World