OREANDA-NEWS. December 8, 2010. National bank of the Kyrgyz Republic informs that in accordance with articles 4, 15, 16 and 18 of Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic" and Regulation of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republics Board "On issue of 200-Som, 500-Som, 1000-Som IV series banknotes" №81/1 from 27 October, 2010 200-Som, 500-Som, 1000-Som IV series banknotes are issued from December 1, 2010 at the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic. 

200-Som, 500-Som, 1000-Som IV series banknotes have original design, the same portraits of historical persons and improved security features and have the following technical features: 

Denomination  

200 Som 

500 Som  

1000 Som  

Colour  

Yellow 

Violet 

Grey  

Size, MM 

138 х 66 

144 х 68 

150 х 71 

Portrait at the front side of the banknote  

Alykul Osmonov 

Sayakbai Karalaev  

Jusup Balasagyn  

Picture at the back side of the banknote  

Issyk-Kul lake 

Manas Mausoleum  

the monument of ancient architecture - Takhti Sulaiman 

200-Som, 500-Som, 1000-Som IV series banknotes will be a legal tender as well as 1, 10, 50 tyiyns, 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 5000 Soms banknotes and 10, 50 tyiyns and 1, 3, 5, 10 Soms circulation coins. 

All banknotes and coins of national currency are legal tender on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic and they have to be accepted as legal currency independently of time of issue.