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| Issuer | Republic of Uzbekistan |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Value | 1.000 Coupons |
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| Obverse description | Uncut trial sheet printed in red on plain paper, arranged in a grid layout comprising multiple coupon vignettes of varying denominations (5, 10, 100, 500 kupony) surrounding a central coupon card. The central panel bears the Cyrillic inscription 'ЎЗБЕКИСТОН РЕСПУБЛИКАСИ' above the large numeral '1000' and the legend 'КУПОН КАРТОЧКА', all rendered within a fine guilloche underprint. The individual coupon segments are arranged in rows, each carrying denomination numerals within ornamental frames of interlocking rosette patterns. |
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| Obverse lettering | ЎЗБЕКИСТОН РЕСПУБЛИКАСИ 1000 КУПОН КАРТОЧКА КУПОН 5 10 100 500 |
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Uzbekistan's 1993 coupon series was a transitional stopgap — the country had declared independence in 1991 but continued using Soviet rubles while the central bank scrambled to establish a functioning monetary infrastructure. These coupons were never intended as a permanent currency; they existed purely to bridge the gap until the som was introduced in July 1994, at which point the entire coupon series was demonetized rapidly, leaving relatively little in private hands.
The P#52B suffix distinguishes a signature variety, a detail that matters more to specialists than the denomination itself.