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| 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 lettering | УЛУУ КЫРГЫЗ КАГАНАТЫ 2018 (Translation: The Great Kyrgyz Khanate) |
| Reverse description | A detailed depiction of a boz üy (traditional Kyrgyz yurt) occupies the central field, rendered in full elevation view showing the characteristic domed felt structure with its lattice walls and decorative entrance. The Cyrillic inscription БОЗ ҮЙ appears above the design, and the denomination 1 СОМ is inscribed below the yurt. |
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The Kyrgyz som was introduced in May 1993, replacing the Soviet ruble after the republic's independence, and the National Bank has since issued a series of coins celebrating traditional nomadic architecture — the yurt being the most culturally central. The 2018 issue falls within a broader commemorative program that began in the early 2000s, reflecting the government's sustained effort to anchor national identity to pre-Soviet pastoral heritage rather than the Soviet iconography that dominated the region for seven decades.