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10 Som
| Issuer | Kyrgyz Bank (Кыргыз Банкы) |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio-printed landscape vignette of the Jety-Ögüz red rock formations and surrounding mountain ranges, rendered in shades of green and grey against a multicolour guilloche underprint incorporating traditional Kyrgyz ornamental motifs. The denomination numeral '10' appears at lower left and upper right, with a decorative rosette at lower right and the issue year '1997' at bottom right. A vertical band of Kyrgyz ornamental script runs along the left margin. |
| Reverse lettering | КЫРГЫЗ БАНКЫ ОН СОМ 10 1997 (Translation: Bank of Kyrgyzstan, Ten Som) |
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The 1997 series was Kyrgyzstan's second generation of som notes, replacing the provisional 1993 issue that had been rushed into production following the country's exit from the Soviet ruble zone in May of that year. The 1993 notes were printed by Goznak in Moscow — an awkward arrangement for a newly independent state — and the 1997 redesign allowed Kyrgyz Bank to establish a more distinctly national currency identity.
Watermark-only security on this denomination reflects the modest infrastructure available to smaller post-Soviet issuers in the mid-1990s. Security thread, metallic ink, and microprinting came later in the series.