Catalog
500 Som
| Issuer | National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Size | 160 x 76 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | КЫРГЫЗ БАНКЫ 500 БЕШ ЖҮЗ СОМ (Translation: Kyrgyz Bank, Five Hundred Som) |
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| Protection description | Watermark portrait of Sayaqbay Qaralaev; electrotype numeral '500' watermark; embedded security thread |
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The 500 Som was introduced as Kyrgyzstan worked to consolidate a currency that had only existed since 1993 — the Som replaced the Soviet ruble after the Kyrgyz Republic opted out of the ruble zone, one of the last Central Asian states to do so. Giesecke & Devrient in Munich has handled much of the series, providing consistent technical production for a central bank still establishing its institutional footing in the post-Soviet period.
The P#23A designation distinguishes this 2005 issue from earlier printings of the same denomination, with differences typically subtle enough to require close comparison of serial number prefixes and signature combinations.