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500 Coupons
| Issuer | Uzbekistan |
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| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | A coupon card of the Republic of Uzbekistan arranged as a sheet of individual detachable coupons in denominations of 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100, each unit bearing its value in Uzbek script against a fine guilloche underprint. A central rectangular vignette carries the inscription ЎЗБЕКИСТОН РЕСПУБЛИКАСИ / 500 / КУПОНГА КАРТОЧКА in red letterpress, framed by lines for organizational details. The overall layout is printed in teal and red on plain white paper. |
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| Obverse lettering | БЕРИЛГАН ЖОЙГА ҚАЙТАРИЛИШИ ЛОЗИМ ЎЗБЕКИСТОН РЕСПУБЛИКАСИ 500 КУПОНГА КАРТОЧКА Ташкилот номи __________ Фамилияси __________ Ташкилот раҳбари __________ Бош бухгалтери __________ М. Ў. 1993 г (Translation: The card of the Republic of Uzbekistan 500 coupons must be returned to the place of issue, Name of organisation/Last name/Head of the organization/Chief Accountant, Year 1993) |
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Uzbekistan's first post-Soviet currency wasn't called "som" — it was these transitional coupon notes, introduced in 1993 as a parallel currency before the permanent som replaced the Russian ruble entirely that November. The coupons were a stopgap, issued partly to insulate the Uzbek economy from the hyperinflationary collapse of the ruble zone.
High denominations like this 500 note became necessary almost immediately as inflation eroded purchasing power within months of issue. Printed domestically under difficult early-independence conditions, the paper quality reflects the constraints of the period.