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Encyclopedia > Uzbekistani som

The som (so‘m in Uzbek) is the currency of Uzbekistan in Central Asia. The currency code is 'UZS'. 1 UZS is equal to 0.0007 Euro. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The euro (symbol: €; banking code: EUR) is the single currency of the following twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain; collectively also known as the eurozone. ...


For earlier currencies used in Uzbekistan, see Bukharan tenga, Kokand tenga and Khwarazmi tenga. The tenga was the currency of Bukhara until 1920. ... The tenga was the currency of Kokand until 1876. ... The tenga was a currency of Khwarazm issued until 1873 and between 1918 and 1924. ...


First Som

In the Soviet Union, the ruble was called the "som" in Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Uzbek and this was written on the back of banknotes. The word "som" (sometimes transliterated "sum" or "soum") means pure in Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uyghur, Uzbek as well as many other Turkic languages. The word implies pure gold. The ruble or rouble (Russian: рубль, plural рубля (for numbers ending in 2, 3 or 4) or рублей; see note on spelling below) is the name of the currencies of the Russian Federation and Belarus (and formerly, of the Soviet Union and the Russian Empire). ... Kazakh may refer to An ethnic group: the Kazakhs The Kazakh language The Culture of Kazakhstan Suhbat. ... Kirghiz (also Kyrgyz) are a Turkic ethnic group found primarily in Kyrgyzstan. ... The Uyghur (Uyghur: ئۇيغۇر; Turkish: Uygur; Simplified Chinese: 维吾尔; Traditional Chinese: 維吾爾; Hanyu Pinyin: ) are a Turkic-speaking ethnic group living in northwestern China, mainly in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, where they are the largest ethnic group, together with Han Chinese, Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Turks, and Russians. ... 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. ...


Following independence, Uzbekistan replaced the ruble with som at par in 1992. No subdivisions of this som were issued and only banknotes were produced, in denominations from 1 to 10,000 som.


Second Som

In 1994, a second som was introduced at a rate of 1 new som = 1000 old som. This som is subdivided into 100 tiyin. Coins exist in denominations of 1, 3, 5, 10, 20 and 50 tiyin and 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 som. Banknotes exist in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 som.


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See also

Currencies of Asia and the Pacific
Central Afghan afghani | Kazakhstani tenge | Kyrgyzstani som | Mongolian tugrug | Russian ruble | Tajikistani somoni | Turkmenistani manat | Uzbekistani som
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Uzbekistani som at AllExperts (405 words)
The som () is the currency of Uzbekistan in Central Asia.
The word som (sometimes transliterated "sum" or "soum") means "pure" in Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uyghur and Uzbek, as well as in many other Turkic languages.
No subdivisions of this som were issued and only banknotes were produced, in denominations of 1, 3, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 5000, and 10000 som.
Convert Kuwaiti Dinars (KWD) and Uzbekistani Soms (UZS): Currency Exchange Rate Conversion Calculator (401 words)
The Uzbekistani Som is the currency in Uzbekistan (UZ, UZB).
The Uzbekistani Som is also known as the Sum, the Soum, and the Soom.
The Uzbekistani Som is divided into 100 tiyin (tien or tyn).
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