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5000 Soʻm
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Value | 5000 Soʻm |
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| Obverse lettering | OʻZBEKISTON RESPUBLIKASI MARKAZIY BANKI BESH MING 5000 SOʻM OʻZBEKISTON SO'MI RESPUBLIKA HUDUDIDA HAMMA TOʻLOVAR UCHUN OʻZ QIYMATI BOʻYICHA QABUL QILINISHI SHART (Translation: Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Five Thousand So'm, The Uzbek so'm must be accepted at face value for all payments in the republic) |
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| Reverse lettering | BESH MING 5000 SOʻM OLIY MAJLIS OLIY MAJLIS BINOSI OʻZBEKISTON SO'MINI QALBAKILASHTIRISH QONUNGA MUVOFIQ TAʼQIB QILINADI (Translation: Five Thousand So'm, Counterfeiting of the Uzbek so'm is prosecuted in accordance to the law) |
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By 2013, Uzbekistan's persistent inflation had already rendered this denomination nearly trivial for everyday transactions — a 5000 soʻm note was worth roughly $2.50 USD at the unofficial exchange rate, which ran significantly weaker than the official rate the government maintained through strict currency controls. The gap between those two rates was itself a defining feature of Uzbek monetary life throughout this period.
Printed domestically at the state security printing works in Tashkent, which has produced Uzbek banknotes since independence-era currency reform in 1994. The relatively modest security specification — watermark and thread only — reflects where this denomination sat in the series by 2013: too low in value to warrant costly features.