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1 Som Ulak Tartysh
| Issuer | National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Currency | Som (1993-date) |
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| Obverse description | Rectangular prooflike field divided diagonally, with the national coat of arms of Kyrgyzstan depicted centrally as a raised circular medallion showing the traditional tunduk motif above a stylized eagle with spread wings. The date 2018 appears in the lower left field. A decorative traditional Kyrgyz ornamental border element is present in the lower right corner. The bilingual legend arcs along the left and upper edges of the flan. |
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| Reverse lettering | УЛАК ТАРТЫШ 1 СОМ (Translation: Ulak Tartysh, 1 Som) |
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Ulak tartysh — the Central Asian equestrian sport in which riders compete to carry a headless goat carcass to a goal — has been played across the steppe for centuries, predating any formal codification. Kyrgyzstan elevated it to a matter of national cultural policy in the post-Soviet period, and it was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2017, the year before this coin was issued. The timing was deliberate.