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50 Coupons 4th quarter
| Issuer | Uzbekistan |
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| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse consists of a ration card sheet printed in black on plain paper, divided into a grid of individual coupon vignettes in denominations of 1 and 5 coupons, each inscribed ЎЗБЕКИСТОН РЕСПУБЛИКАСИ and marked 4 квартал. The central area bears a larger panel with the bold numeral 50 and the inscription КУПОНГА КАРТОЧКА, flanked by ruled lines for the organisation name, surname, head of organisation, and chief accountant, above a requirement that the card be returned to the place of issue. |
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| Obverse lettering | БЕРИЛГАН ЖОЙГА ҚАЙТАРИЛИШИ ЛОЗИМ ЎЗБЕКИСТОН РЕСПУБЛИКАСИ 50 КУПОНГА КАРТОЧКА Ташкилот номи __________ Фамилияси __________ Ташкилот раҳбари __________ Бош бухгалтери __________ М. Ў. 4 квартал (Translation: The card of the Republic of Uzbekistan 50 coupons must be returned to the place of issue, Name of organisation/Last name/Head of the organization/Chief Accountant, 4th quarter) |
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Uzbekistan's coupon currency was a transitional instrument rushed into use following the Soviet collapse, bridging the gap between ruble dependence and the fully sovereign som introduced in July 1994. These "coupons" — talons in the administrative language of the period — were not a planned currency but a rationing mechanism that became, by necessity, the de facto medium of exchange.
The quarterly designation matters: fourth-quarter coupons were valid only during that specific three-month window, a deliberate feature meant to prevent hoarding and control monetary velocity during a period of acute inflation. Quarterly expiry made them functionally perishable, which is precisely why surviving intact examples exist in lower quantities than the print runs would suggest.