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20 Som
| Issuer | Kyrgyz Bank (Кыргыз Банкы) |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Toğolok Moldo (1860–1942), the Kyrgyz poet and folk storyteller, occupies the right half of the note, with his name inscribed vertically in Cyrillic beside the vignette. A traditional Kyrgyz floral rosette guilloche ornament is centred against a diagonal geometric underprint in red and orange tones. The denomination numeral '20' appears at lower left and upper right, with the bank title КЫРГЫЗ БАНКЫ across the top and ЖЫЙЫРМА СОМ along the lower margin; a signature with the title ТӨРАГА is placed at upper left. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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The 1994 Kyrgyz issues — of which this is part — were among the first banknotes printed after Kyrgyzstan introduced the som in May 1993, replacing the Soviet ruble following independence. The country adopted its own currency earlier than several neighboring republics, partly to escape the hyperinflationary spiral that was devastating ruble-zone economies at the time. The decision was controversial domestically, given the near-total dependence on trade with former Soviet partners.
The P#10 series was printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company, Ottawa.