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500 Coupons 1st quarter
| Issuer | Uzbekistan |
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| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | A sheet-format ration coupon card printed in red on white paper, comprising an array of individual detachable coupons in denominations of 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100, arranged in rows across the sheet. A central vignette carries the main inscription panel for the 500-coupon card with fields for the holder's organization name, surname, and authorizing signatures. The overall underprint consists of a fine guilloche-style repetitive pattern common to Soviet-era coupon issues. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is entirely blank, with no printed design, text, or ornamentation, consistent with the utilitarian ration-card format of this issue. |
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Uzbekistan's earliest paper money after independence came in the form of "coupons" — a deliberate hedge against full monetary commitment while the country remained nominally tied to the Soviet ruble zone. The 1993 coupon series was introduced as a parallel currency before the som replaced it entirely in July 1994.
The 500 denomination sat at the higher end of a series that was almost immediately overtaken by inflation, rendering large-denomination coupons functionally obsolete within months of issue.