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Encyclopedia > Kyrgyz som
Kyrgyz som
Кыргыз сом (Kirghiz)
кыргызский сом (Russian)
5 Kyrgyzstani som 1997) 100 Kyrgystani som (2002)
5 Kyrgyzstani som 1997) 100 Kyrgystani som (2002)
ISO 4217 Code KGS
User(s) Kyrgyzstan
Inflation 5.2%
Source The World Factbook, 2005 est.
Subunit
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 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. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links 100 Som notes. ... Look up Plural in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Plural is a grammatical number, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. ... Map of Central Asia showing three sets of possible boundaries for the region Central Asia located as a region of the world Central Asia is a vast landlocked region of Asia. ... ISO 4217 is the international standard describing three letter codes (also known as the currency code) to define the names of currencies established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... ISO 4217 Code RUB User(s) Russia and self-proclaimed Abkhazia and South Ossetia Inflation 11% (Russian only) Source CIA World Fact Book, 2005 est. ...

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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" Kazakh, also Kazak, Qazaq, Khazakh, Kosach, and Kaisak (Қазақ тілі in Cyrillic, Qazaq tili in the Latin alphabet, and قازاق تءىلءي in the Arabic alphabet) is a Western Turkic language closely related to Kyrgyz, Nogai and Karakalpak. ... Kyrgyz or Kirghiz (Кыргыз тили) is a Northwestern Turkic language, and, together with Russian, an official language of Kyrgyzstan. ... ISO 4217 Code SUR User(s) Soviet Union Subunit 1/100 kopek (копейка) Symbol руб kopek (копейка) к Plural rublya (gen. ... Kazakh, also Kazak, Qazaq, Khazakh, Kosach, and Kaisak (Қазақ тілі in Cyrillic, Qazaq tili in the Latin alphabet, and قازاق تءىلءي in the Arabic alphabet) is a Western Turkic language closely related to Kyrgyz, Nogai and Karakalpak. ... Kyrgyz or Kirghiz (Кыргыз тили) is a Northwestern Turkic language, and, together with Russian, an official language of Kyrgyzstan. ... Uyghur (‎//, or ‎//)[1] is a Turkic language spoken by the Uyghur people in Xinjiang (also called East Turkestan or Uyghuristan), formerly also “Sinkiang” and “Chinese Turkestan,” a Central Asian region administered by China. ... The Turkic languages are a group of closely related languages that are spoken by a variety of people distributed across a vast area from Eastern Europe to Siberia and Western China. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ...


Coins

Only commemorative coins were issued.


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. Abdylas Maldybaev (Абдылас Малдбаев) (1906-1978) was a Kyrgyz composer, actor, and tenor singer. ... The komuz is a string instrument used in Kyrgyz music, closely related to the other Turkic string instruments. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Manas is a traditional epic poem of the Kyrgyz people and the name of the epics eponymous hero. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Kurmanjan Datka (or Datka Kurmanjan Mamatbai kysy) (1811-1907), also known as the The Tsaritsa of Alai or The Queen of the South (in Kyrgyzstan) was a women well known for her resistance towards the Russian conquest and a stateswoman of the Kyrgyz Republic. ... Uzgen is a town in western Kyrgyzstan, close to the border with Uzbekistan. ... Toktogul Satilganov (also Saltyganov; Kyrgyz: ; Russian: ; 25 October 1864 [O.S. ?], Kushchusu, current Osh Oblast — Sasyk-Dzhiyde village, current Osh Oblast, 17 February 1933) was the most famous of the Kyrgyz Akyns - improvising poets and singers. ... Khan Tengri (Chinese, translated as Lord of the spirits, or Lord of the sky; or Turkic translated as Ruler of Skies, Ruler Tengri) is a mountain of the Tian Shan mountain range. ... Issyk Kul (also Ysyk Köl) is an endorheic lake in the northern Tien Shan mountains in northwestern Kyrgyzstan. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Manas is a traditional epic poem of the Kyrgyz people and the name of the epics eponymous hero. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Yusuf Has Hajib, as shown on the Kyrgyz 1000 som note. ... View of Osh seen from the Sulayman Mountain The Sulayman Mountain, Sulayman Rock or Sulayman Throne is located in Osh, Kyrgyzstan and was once a place of Muslim pilgrimage. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...


See also

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Currencies of Asia and the Pacific
Central Afghan afghani · Kazakh tenge · Kyrgyz som · Mongolian tugrug · Russian ruble · Tajik somoni · Turkmen manat · Uzbek 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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