Origin: Uzbekistan
Issuer: Central Bank of Uzbekistan
Currency: Uzbek soʻm / sum / sym.
Period: Republic of Uzbekistan, post-Soviet era
Years: 100 soʻm: 1994 / 200 soʻm: 1997
Material: Paper
State: uncirculated.
Set includes: 1x 100 soʻm + 1x 200 soʻm
Uzbekistan 100 Soʻm 1994
Front:
Shows the state emblem of Uzbekistan, national ornament patterns and two peacocks. Text is in Cyrillic Uzbek and reads “Ўзбекистон Республикаси Марказий Банки” Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Backfront:
Shows the People’s Friendship Palace in Tashkent, a large Soviet-era public building later tied to Uzbek independence era imagery. Also has the usual warning text against counterfeiting.
Printed by Goznak (Russia) on durable paper with watermark portrait and security thread.
Under UV light, security fibers and numeric patterns glow in bright green and red.
Uzbekistan 200 Soʻm 1997
Reverse:
Reverse side shows national emblem with the Huma bird and cotton wreath.
Printed by Goznak (Russia) on durable paper with watermark portrait and security thread.
Under UV light, security fibers and numeric patterns glow in bright green and red.
Front:
Shows the tiger mosaic detail from the Sher-Dor Madrasah at Registan Square in Samarkand one of the classic Uzbek architectural symbols. This is the nice side for photos, very Islamic/Timurid architecture.
Both have nice watermarks if held up in light and UV protection.
These are original Uzbekistan Banknotes.
Prapor's honest unbiased opinion, these are one of the most beautiful banknotes I've ever seen.
