Catalog
10 Som
| Issuer | National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic |
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| Year | 2009-2014 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Edge | Segmented reeding |
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The Kyrgyz som was reintroduced in May 1993 as the republic severed its monetary ties to the Russian ruble zone — one of the last former Soviet states to do so. The 10 som denomination filled a practical gap as inflation through the mid-1990s rendered lower values nearly worthless in daily transactions, and the nickel-plated steel construction adopted for this series reflected the National Bank's cost-containment priorities following years of post-independence fiscal instability.