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5000 Soʻm
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Currency | Second soʻm (1994-date) |
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| Reverse description | A detailed intaglio vignette of the Oliy Majlis (Supreme Assembly) building in Tashkent occupies the central field, rendered in dark blue-violet with its characteristic colonnaded façade and blue ribbed dome surmounted by the national flag. The building inscription 'OLIY MAJLIS' is visible on the frieze, with 'OLIY MAJLIS BINOSI' in small lettering below the vignette. The background carries a multicoloured guilloche with a large circular ornamental rosette to the upper right, and a small green arabesque ornament appears in the lower left corner alongside the numeral '5000' in dark ink. |
| 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.