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500 Coupons 3rd quarter
| Issuer | Republic of Uzbekistan |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Currency | Sum coupon (1992-1994) |
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| Obverse description | A ration coupon card of the Republic of Uzbekistan, printed on a single uncut sheet divided into a grid of individual perforated coupons in denominations ranging from 1 to 200 coupons, each inscribed with «ЎЗБЕКИСТОН РЕСПУБЛИКАСИ» and the respective value in Cyrillic, all noted for the 3rd quarter. The centre of the sheet bears the main administrative panel reading «БЕРИЛГАН ЖОЙГА ҚАЙТАРИЛИШИ ЛОЗИМ / ЎЗБЕКИСТОН РЕСПУБЛИКАСИ / 500 / КУПОНГА КАРТОЧКА» with manuscript lines for the organisation name, surname, head of organisation, and chief accountant, along with an applied official circular stamp. |
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| Obverse lettering | БЕРИЛГАН ЖОЙГА ҚАЙТАРИЛИШИ ЛОЗИМ ЎЗБЕКИСТОН РЕСПУБЛИКАСИ 500 КУПОНГА КАРТОЧКА Ташкилот номи __________ Фамилияси __________ Ташкилот раҳбари __________ Бош бухгалтери __________ М. Ў. 3 квартал (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, 3rd quarter year 1993) |
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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 permanent national currency could be established. These coupons circulated alongside — and eventually displaced — the ruble in retail transactions, though they were never intended as a long-term solution.
The quarterly denomination structure was unusual: rather than fixed face values, coupons were issued by quarter of use, tying validity to a calendar period in an attempt to curb hoarding during a stretch of severe inflation. The 3rd quarter 1993 coupons coincided with the months immediately preceding the introduction of the som in July 1994.