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50 Coupons 1st quarter
| Issuer | Republic of Uzbekistan |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Currency | Sum coupon (1993-1994) |
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| Obverse description | A ration coupon card printed in red on white paper, consisting of a grid of individual perforated coupons with face values of 1 and 5, each bearing decorative guilloche borders and the inscription 'ЎЗБЕКИСТОН РЕСПУБЛИКАСИ' (Republic of Uzbekistan). The central panel carries the bold denomination '50' above the text 'КУПОНГА КАРТОЧКА' (Coupon Card), accompanied by manuscript entry fields for the issuing organisation, cardholder surname, head of organisation, and chief accountant, with a circular violet official stamp applied. The notation '1 квартал' (1st quarter) appears in the lower left of the central panel. |
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| Obverse lettering | ЎЗБЕКИСТОН РЕСПУБЛИКАСИ 50 КУПОНГА КАРТОЧКА Ташкилот номи __________ Фамилияси __________ Ташкилот раҳбари __________ Бош бухгалтери __________ М. Ў. 1 квартал КУПОН 1 5 |
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Uzbekistan's coupon issues of 1992–1993 were transitional instruments, introduced as the country moved away from Soviet ruble dependency before a proper national currency could be established. These "coupons" — talons in the bureaucratic vocabulary of the time — were rationing supplements as much as money, initially tied to commodity purchases rather than free-spending circulation.
The "1st quarter" designation is functional, not decorative: each coupon series carried a validity window, after which it became worthless. This built-in expiry mechanism was a deliberate hedge against hoarding during a period of severe supply shortages and inflation.