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100 Som 30 Years of National Currency
| Issuer | National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Printer | Crane Currency, United States (1801-date) |
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| Reverse lettering | КЫРГЫЗ БАНКЫ |2023| 100 ЖҮЗ СОМ (Translation: Kyrgyz Bank, One Hundred Som) |
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| Protection description | Portrait watermark of Toqtoğul Satılğanov; electrotype numeral '100' |
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Issued to mark three decades since the Kyrgyz som replaced the Soviet ruble in May 1993, this is a commemorative variant of the circulating 100 som rather than a standalone collector piece — meaning it entered normal circulation rather than being sold in presentation folders. The som's introduction in 1993 was notably rapid: Kyrgyzstan became the first Central Asian former Soviet republic to break from the ruble zone, a move that caused immediate friction with neighboring states still using the ruble and prompted Russia to briefly restrict trade.
Crane Currency's Dalton mill has supplied security paper to the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing for over two centuries, making it an unusual but logical choice for a small nation prioritizing paper integrity over cost.