| Issuer | Kyrgyzstan |
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| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
| Value | 500 Som |
| Currency | Som (1993-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 144 × 68 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Crane Currency, United States (1801-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#38 |
| Obverse description | Sayaqbay Qaralaev (1894-1971) - great storyteller of the epic `Manas` |
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| Obverse lettering | КЫРГЫЗ БАНКЫ 500 БЕШ ЖҮЗ СОМ (Translation: Kyrgyz Bank, Five Hundred Som) |
| Reverse description | Stylized fantastic images from the epic `Manas`, and storyteller Sayaqbay Qaralaev and images from the Manas |
| Reverse lettering | КЫРГЫЗ БАНКЫ 500 БЕШ ЖҮЗ СОМ (Translation: Kyrgyz Bank, Five Hundred Som) |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Sayaqbay Qaralaev, and Electrotype `500` |
| Variants | January 2, 1911 |
| Numisquare ID | 2288346770 |
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