So'm

So'm
Country:	Uzbekistan
Subdivision:	100 tiyin
ISO 4217 code :	UZS
Abbreviation:
Exchange rate : (29 Mar 2020)	1  EUR  = 10,564.9 UZS 10,000 UZS = 0.9465 EUR 1  CHF  = 9,817.7 UZS 10,000 UZS = 1.0186 CHF

The Soʻm ( Uzbek Soʻm , Cyrillic сўм , spoken [ sɵm ]; in German mostly after the Russian name сум Sum or more rarely Som ) is the currency of Uzbekistan . A So'm is divided into 100 tiyin. The ISO 4217 code of the Soʻms is UZS.

The currency was introduced on July 1, 1994, replacing the Russian ruble .

Currency trading is nationalized. The export of cash is restricted by customs.

Word meaning

Сўм ( Sum , Soʻm ) was a name for the ruble in the Tajik- and Uzbek-speaking population of the Soviet Union ; in Kazakh and Kyrgyz Сом ( Som ). These designations were also found on the back of banknotes. The word Som means “pure” in many Turkic languages and implies “pure gold”.

history

Like other republics of the former Soviet Union, Uzbekistan initially continued to use the ruble after independence. On July 26, 1993, the old Soviet ruble was replaced by the new Russian ruble in Russia . Until the introduction of the So'm on November 15, 1993, both ruble currencies were used side by side in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan replaced the (new) ruble with the Soʻm at face value (1: 1). The So'm was not further subdivided, only banknotes in the denominations of 1, 3, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 5000 and 10000 So'm were issued. The design of the banknotes was very simple, as this currency was only intended as a transitional currency from the start. All notes showed the coat of arms of Uzbekistan on the obverse and the Sher-Dor-Madrasa in Samarkand on the reverse . They only differed in color and face value.

On July 1st 1994 the new So'm was released. The exchange ratio was 1 new Soʻm = 1000 old Soʻm. The new So'm is divided into 100 Tiyin. When it was introduced, the exchange rate to the US dollar was 1 dollar = 25 Soʻm. Banknotes in denominations of 1, 3, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 have existed since 1994. New notes have been arriving since then due to inflation. In 1997 the 200-So'm-note came, followed in 1999 by the 500-, in 2001 the 1000-, in 2013 the 5000- and in 2017 the 10,000- and 50,000-So'm-note.

A 100,000 So'm note was issued on February 25, 2019. This was redesigned from the design.

Coins

Three coin series have been issued for the new Soʻm. The first series was still embossed with Cyrillic script, the other two with Latin.

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  1 Tiyin (first series)

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  1 Soʻm (second series)

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  200 Soʻm (third series)

Banknotes (current issue)

Banknotes

front	back	Figure front side	Figure back	output	special features
front Front 200 So'm note	back Reverse 200 So'm note	Emblem in Cyrillic script	Tiger mosaic of the Sher-Dor-Mardrasah in Samarkand.	1997 except course from July 1, 2020	Standard features (security thread, watermark, tactile writing, ...)
Front 500 So'm note	Reverse 500 So'm note		Statue of Timur in Tashkent	1999 except course from July 1, 2020
Front 1,000 So'm note	Reverse 1,000 So'm note		Amir Timur Museum	2001
Front 5,000 So'm note	Reverse 5,000 So'm note	Emblem in Latin script	Oliy Majlis	2013	newer security features (hologram thread, 3d stripes)
Front 10,000 So'm note	Back of 10,000 So'm note		senate	2017
Front 50,000 So'm note	Reverse 50,000 So'm note		Palace of Conventions	2017
Front 100,000 So'm note	Back 100,000 So'm note	Emblem of Uzbekistan on the right, Mirzo Ulugbek in the place where the emblem is on the other banknotes.	Mirzo Ulugbek observatory in Samarkant and map.	2019; Issue date from February 25, 2019	Again revised safety features with improved 3d stripes and a feeler system for visually impaired people.

Web links

Commons : Money from Uzbekistan  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Uzbek Central Bank website (Uzbek, Russian)
• The banknotes of Uzbekistan ( German ) ( English )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Passenger's Customs Declaration. (No longer available online.) Uzbek Customs Service, archived from the original on November 7, 2017 ; accessed on November 2, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Uzbekistan new 100,000-som note (B216a) reported for introduction February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019 .