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10 Som Edelweiss
| Issuer | National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic |
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| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | At center, the national coat of arms of the Kyrgyz Republic rendered in high relief, depicting a stylized eagle viewed from above with outstretched wings encircling a rising sun over mountain peaks and a lake. The arms are surrounded by a beaded inner border. The curved legend ЭЛ АРАЛЫК ТОО ЖЫЛЫ (International Year of Mountains) arcs across the upper field in Cyrillic script, while КЫРГЫЗ РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ (Kyrgyz Republic) appears on a ribbon within the coat of arms. The date 2002 is inscribed in the lower field, flanked by decorative floral ornaments. |
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| Reverse description | A naturalistic depiction of an edelweiss plant (Leontopodium) in full bloom occupies the lower foreground, its characteristic star-shaped white flower heads rendered in fine detail. Behind and rising dramatically into the upper field is a snow-capped peak of the Tian Shan mountain range (Теңир-Тоо), with a winding mountain road visible at lower right. The legend ТЕҢИР-ТОО arcs across the upper field, while АКМАҢДАЙ and LEONTOPODIUM appear vertically along the left side. The fineness and weight notation Ag 925/28.28 is inscribed at lower right, and the denomination 10 СОМ is displayed prominently in the lower central field. |
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Issued as part of Kyrgyzstan's early commemorative program following independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, this piece belongs to a series celebrating the country's alpine natural heritage. The edelweiss holds particular cultural weight in Central Asian mountain communities — not merely as an ornamental symbol but as a plant associated with high-altitude herbal medicine practiced across the Tian Shan range.
KM#5 is one of the scarcer early Kyrgyz silver issues, with the National Bank's commemorative output in this period running to modest mintages as the country's numismatic infrastructure was still being established.