Uzbekistan's som was redenominated in 1994 after the currency collapsed in the wake of Soviet dissolution, and again effectively reset by the introduction of ever-larger denominations through the 2010s — by 2020, the 1,000-som coin represented a unit that had shed zeros twice in a generation. The bimetallic format was adopted as counterfeiting pressure on high-denomination circulating coinage increased across Central Asia.
Uzbekistan's som was redenominated in 1994 after the currency collapsed in the wake of Soviet dissolution, and again effectively reset by the introduction of ever-larger denominations through the 2010s — by 2020, the 1,000-som coin represented a unit that had shed zeros twice in a generation. The bimetallic format was adopted as counterfeiting pressure on high-denomination circulating coinage increased across Central Asia.