Kyrgyzstani som
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{{Infobox Currency
| currency_name_in_local = Кыргыз сом <small>{{ky icon}}</small><br/>Киргизский сом <small>{{ru icon}}</small>
| image_1 = KyrgyzstanP15-1Som-1999(2000) a.jpg
| image_title_1 = 1 Kyrgyz som (1999/2000)
| image_2 = 100_Som_notes.JPG
| image_title_2 = 100 Kyrgys som (2002)
| iso_code = KGS
| using_countries = [[Kyrgyzstan]]
| inflation_rate = 6.4%
| inflation_source_date = ''[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2092.html The World Factbook]'', 2006 est.
| subunit_ratio_1 = 1/100
| subunit_name_1 = tyiyn
| plural = som
| plural_subunit_1 = tyiyn
| used_coins = 10, 50 tyiyn, 1, 3, 5 som
| used_banknotes = 1, 10, 50 tyiyn, 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 som
| issuing_authority = [[National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic]]
| issuing_authority_website = www.nbkr.kg
}}
The '''som''' ([[Kyrgyz language|Kyrgyz]]: сом, sometimes transliterated as "sum" or "soum") is the [[currency]] of the [[Kyrgyz Republic]] in [[Central Asia]]. The [[ISO 4217]] currency code is KGS. The som is sub-divided into 100 ''tyiyn'' (Kyrgyz: тыйын). The som was introduced in [[May 10]], [[1993]], replacing the [[Soviet ruble]] at a rate of 1 som = 200 rubles.
==Etymology==
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In the [[Soviet Union]], speakers of [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]], [[Kyrgyz language|Kyrgyz]] and [[Uzbek language|Uzbek]] called the [[Soviet ruble|ruble]] the ''som'', and this name appeared written on the back of banknotes, among the texts for the value of the bill in all 15 official languages of the Union. The word ''som'' (sometimes transliterated "sum" or "soum") means "pure" in [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]], [[Kyrgyz language|Kyrgyz]], [[Uyghur language|Uyghur]] and [[Uzbek language|Uzbek]], as well as in many other [[Turkic language]]s. The word implies "pure [[gold]]".
==Coins==
Coins exist in denominations of 10 and 50 tiyin, which are made of brass plated steel, and 1, 3 and 5 som, made of nickel plated steel. Coins were first issued in January 2008, and they are minted in [[Kazakhstan]]. There are several commemorative coins made of silver and gold, and a special collector's issue of brass 1 tiyin coin.
==Banknotes==
In 1993, the government issued 1, 10 and 50 tyiyn notes and the Kyrgyzstan Bank issued notes for 1, 5 and 20 som. In 1994, the [[National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic|Kyrgyz Bank]] issued a second series of notes in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 som. A third series followed from 1997 onwards in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 som.
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
!colspan="10"|Third series
|-
!colspan="2"| Image !!rowspan="2"| Value !!rowspan="2"| Dimensions !!rowspan="2"| Main Colour !!colspan="3"| Description !!colspan="2"| Date of
|-
! Obverse !! Reverse !! Obverse !! Reverse !! Watermark !! printing !! issue
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:KyrgyzstanP15-1Som-1999(2000) a.jpg|84px]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:KyrgyzstanP15-1Som-1999(2000) b.jpg|84px]]
| 1 som
| 120 × 60 mm
| Green-orange
| [[Abdylas Maldybaev]]
| [[Komuz]], [[kylkyak]], [[Bishkek Philharmonic Orchestra]]
|rowspan="3"| As portrait
| 1999
| [[February 7]], [[2000]]
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:KyrgyzstanP13-5Som-1997 a.jpg|94px]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:KyrgyzstanP13-5Som-1997 b.jpg|94px]]
| 5 som
|rowspan="3"| 135 × 65 mm
| Dark blue
| [[Bubusara Beyshenalieva]]
| [[Kyrgyz National Opera]]
|rowspan="2"| 1997
|rowspan="2"| [[December 17]], [[1997]]
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:KyrgyzstanP14-10Som-1997 a.jpg|94px]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:KyrgyzstanP14-10Som-1997 b.jpg|94px]]
| 10 som
| Dark green
| [[Kasym Tynystanov]]
| Mountain ranges of Kyrgyzstan and the Dzhety-Oguz tract
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:KyrgyzstanP19-20Som-2002 a.jpg|94px]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:KyrgyzstanP19-20Som-2002 b.jpg|94px]]
| 20 som
| Ochre-red
| [[Togolok Moldo]]
| [[Manas (epic)|Manas Mausoleum]]
|rowspan="6"| As portrait, and value
|rowspan="3"| 2002
|rowspan="3"| [[August 15]], [[2002]]
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:KyrgyzstanP20-50Som-2002 a.jpg|101px]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:KyrgyzstanP20-50Som-2002 b.jpg|101px]]
| 50 som
| 145 × 70 mm
| Red-violet
| [[Kurmanjan Datka]]
| [[Uzgen]] architectural complex of the 11-12th centuries
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000"|[[Image:KyrgyzstanP21-100Som-2002 a.jpg|105px]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000"|[[Image:KyrgyzstanP21-100Som-2002 b.jpg|105px]]
| 100 som
| 150 × 72 mm
| Green-violet
| [[Toktogul Satylganov]]
| [[Khan Tengri]]
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000"|[[Image:KyrgyzstanP22-200Som-2004 a.jpg|108px]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000"|[[Image:KyrgyzstanP22-200Som-2004 b.jpg|108px]]
| 200 som
| 155 × 74 mm
| Yellow
| [[Alykul Osmonov]]
| Lake [[Issyk Kul]]
| 2000<br/>2004
| [[August 28]], [[2000]]<br/>[[August 2]], [[2004]]
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:KyrgyzstanP23-500Som-2005 a.jpg|112px]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:KyrgyzstanP23-500Som-2005 b.jpg|112px]]
| 500 som
| 160 × 76 mm
| Violet
| [[Sayakbay Karalaev]]
| Sayakbay Karalaev and images from the [[Manas (epic)]]
| 2000<br/>2005
| [[August 28]], [[2000]]<br/>[[November 1]], [[2005]]
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:KyrgyzstanP18-1000Som-2000 a.jpg|115px]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:KyrgyzstanP18-1000Som-2000 b.jpg|115px]]
| 1000 som
| 165 × 78 mm
| Gray-green
| [[Yusuf Has Hajib|Jusup Balasagyn]]
| [[Sulayman Mountain|Takhti Sulaiman]], [[Sulayman Mountain|Mount Sulaiman]]
| 2000
| [[August 28]], [[2000]]
|-
|colspan="10"|{{Standard banknote table notice|standard_scale=Y|BrE=Y}}
|}
[[Image:E7869-Dordoy-Bazaar.jpg|thumb|One of many currency exchange kiosks in Bishkek's [[Dordoy Bazaar]], quoting value of foreign currencies in Kyrgyz som]]
{{Exchange Rate|KGS|CNY|RUB}}
Kyrgyzstani som is the second highest-valued currency unit in Central Asia.
==See also==
{{commonscat|Money of Kyrgyzstan}}
* [[Economy of Kyrgyzstan]]
==External links==
* [http://coins.russian.ru/indexe.htm Coins of former Soviet republics]
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{{Currencies of Asia}}
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[[Category:Economy of Kyrgyzstan]]
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