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5 Som
| Issuer | Kyrgyz Bank (Кыргыз Банкы) |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Size | 135 × 65 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | КЫРГЫЗ БАНКЫ БҮБҮСАРА (1926-1973) 5 БЕШ СОМ (Translation: Kyrgyz Bank, Bübüsara (1926-1973), 5, Five Som) |
| Reverse description | Central vignette of the Kyrgyz State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre in Bishkek, rendered in fine intaglio line-work in shades of blue and teal, with a neoclassical portico of tall columns, sculptural pediment, and statuary along the roofline set against a lightly printed guilloche sky. A vertical ornamental Kyrgyz folk-pattern border runs along the left margin, with the denomination numeral '5' in the lower-left corner and in microprint at upper-right; the date '1997' appears in the lower-right corner within a rosette underprint. |
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Kyrgyzstan introduced its national currency, the som, in May 1993 after breaking from the ruble zone — one of the first Central Asian states to do so. The move was politically contentious and technically rushed, with early notes printed abroad under contract while domestic banking infrastructure was still being established. By 1997, when this 5 Som was issued, the som had already lost significant ground to inflation, and low-denomination notes like this saw hard, fast circulation.
Pick 13 carries only a watermark as its primary security feature — notably sparse for the period, reflecting budget constraints rather than oversight.