Catalog
500 Som
| Issuer | Kyrgyz Banky |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse lettering | КЫРГЫЗ БАНКЫ БЕШ ЖУЗ СОМ 500 |
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| Protection description | Portrait watermark and electrotype numerals visible when held to light; embedded security thread with microprinting running vertically through the note. |
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The 2005 series marked a consolidation of Kyrgyzstan's post-Soviet currency identity, more than a decade after the som was introduced in May 1993 to replace the Soviet ruble. The 500 som was the highest denomination in circulation at the time of issue, a position it held until larger denominations were added in subsequent years as inflationary pressure gradually eroded its purchasing weight.
Printed on cotton substrate with a security thread and watermark — modest by contemporary central bank standards, but consistent with what a small-economy issuer could practically commission at the time.