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500 Coupons 2nd quarter
| Issuer | Republic of Uzbekistan |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | A ration coupon card composed of individual detachable coupons of denominations ranging from 5 to 100 kupons, arranged in a grid pattern across the full face of the card, printed in red-brown on a fine guilloche underprint. A central vignette bears the text identifying this as a 500-coupon card of the Republic of Uzbekistan, overlaid with a circular official stamp. The large numeral "500" is printed in red across the centre as an underprint element, visible beneath the coupon grid. |
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| Obverse lettering | БЕРИЛГАН ЖОЙГА ҚАЙТАРИЛИШИ ЛОЗИМ ЎЗБЕКИСТОН РЕСПУБЛИКАСИ 500 КУПОНГА КАРТОЧКА Ташкилот номи __________ Фамилияси __________ Ташкилот раҳбари __________ Бош бухгалтери __________ М. Ў. 2 квартал 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, 2nd quarter year 1993) |
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Uzbekistan's coupon currency was a transitional instrument introduced as the Soviet ruble collapsed, allowing the newly independent republic to control domestic purchasing while delaying full monetary reform. These coupons circulated alongside and then in place of rubles before the permanent som was introduced in July 1994.
The 2nd quarter 1993 coupons were issued as ration-adjacent vouchers rather than conventional banknotes — the quarterly designation itself encodes their intended obsolescence. Inflation was severe enough that denominations which seemed substantial at issuance were effectively worthless within months.