Banknote denominations
The national currency of Uzbekistan - sum (UZS, code 153), was put into circulation on July 1, 1994
1 sum consists of 100 tiyins.
There were the following types of banknotes withdrawn from circulation - 1, 3, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 500. Banknotes in circulation: 1,000 soums dated September 1, 2001, 5,000 soums dated July 1, 2013 ., 10,000 soums dated March 10, 2017, 50,000 soums dated August 22, 2017, 100,000 soums dated February 22, 2019, 2,000 soums and 20,000 soums dated June 14, 2021, and 200,000 soums dated July 15 2022 From August 26, 2021, banknotes of 5,000 and 10,000 soums with a new design were put into circulation. Banknotes of 2013 and 2017 in circulation retained their solvency. From December 22, 2021, banknotes in denominations of 50,000 and 100,000 soums with a new design were put into circulation. Banknotes of 2017 and 2019 in circulation have retained their solvency.
Banknotes of 1, 3, 5, 10, 25 soums were withdrawn from circulation on March 1, 2020. Banknotes of 50 and 100 soums were withdrawn from circulation on July 1, 2019, 200 and 500 were withdrawn from circulation on July 1, 2020. Also the same thing happened with coins of denominations less than 50 and 100 soums of samples 2001 & mdash; 2002, 2004 and 2009.
From July 2, 2018, new coins of 50 (fifty), 100 (one hundred), 200 (two hundred), 500 (five hundred) soums are put into circulation. Along with banknotes in circulation, coins issued into circulation are obligatory to be accepted at face value in all types of payments by all business entities and the population without restrictions. Coins of 50 soums of the sample of 2001-2002, coins of 100 soums of the sample of 2004 and 2009, as well as banknotes of 50 and 100 soums of the sample of 1994, which are in circulation, will be accepted for all types of payments without restrictions until July 1, 2019. These banknotes and coins entering the cash desks of banks are not allowed to be put back into circulation. Banknotes of 200 and 500 soums will be accepted for all types of payments without restrictions in parallel with coins of a new type until July 1, 2020, from July 1, 2019, banknotes of such denominations arriving at the cash desks of banks are not allowed to be reissued.
Sum is the only legal tender on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Article 122 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Article 11 of the Law "On the Fundamentals of State Independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan", as well as the Resolution of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated September 3, 1993 year No. 952-XII).
The appearance of banknotes of the national currency of Uzbekistan
On the front side of all banknotes (banknotes) there is a denomination in an ornamental frame, on the reverse side of banknotes there are various architectural monuments of Uzbekistan. Watermark coat of arms of Uzbekistan. Numbers of banknotes of the form XX 0000000.
Face value (sum):
200 000
Dimensions (mm):
152×69
Primary colors:
turquoise combined with other colors.
Front side:
architectural monument «XUDOYORXON O‘RDASI»
Back side:
architectural monument «AXSIKENT ARXEOLOGIYA YODGORLIGI»
Year of launch:
july 22, 2021 year
Status:
in circulation
Face value (sum):
100 000
Dimensions (mm):
152*69
Primary colors:
yellow combined with other colors
Front side:
Ichan-kala in Khiva
Back side:
picture of angka kala castle
Year of launch:
december 22, 2021 year
Status:
in circulation
Face value (sum):
100 000
Dimensions (mm):
144*78
Primary colors:
light brown
Front side:
monument to Mirzo Ulugbek
Back side:
image of Mirzo Ulugbek observatory
Year of launch:
february 22, 2019 year
Status:
in circulation
Face value (sum):
50 000
Dimensions (mm):
147*69
Primary colors:
purple combined with other colors
Front side:
Surxondaryo viloyatidagi al-Hakim at-Termiziy maqbarasi
Back side:
Fayaztepa - Buddistlar ibodatxonasi majmuasi
Year of launch:
december 22, 2019 year
Status:
in circulation
Face value (sum):
50 000
Dimensions (mm):
144*78
Primary colors:
violet
Front side:
Ezgulik Arkasi monument in Tashkent
Back side:
palace of Forums in Tashkent
Year of launch:
avgust 22, 2017 year
Status:
in circulation
Face value (sum):
20 000
Dimensions (mm):
147*69
Primary colors:
blue, purple, brown
Front side:
architectural monument «QO'YQIRILGAN QAL'A» in Karakalpakstan
Back side:
architectural monument «JONBOS QAL'A»
Year of launch:
june 14, 2021 year
Status:
in circulation
Face value (sum):
10 000
Dimensions (mm):
147*69
Primary colors:
blue, purple and pink
Front side:
architectural monument «Kukeldash Madrasah» in Tashkent
Back side:
architectural monument «Shoshtepa» in Tashkent
Year of launch:
avgust 26, 2021 year
Status:
in circulation
Face value (sum):
10 000
Dimensions (mm):
144*78
Primary colors:
light blue
Back side:
The building of the Senate of Uzbekistan in Tashkent
Year of launch:
march 10, 2017 year
Status:
in circulation
Face value (sum):
5 000
Dimensions (mm):
142*69
Primary colors:
green and brown
Front side:
Madrasah
Back side:
Architectural monument
Year of launch:
avgust 26, 2021 year
Status:
in circulation
Face value (sum):
5 000
Dimensions (mm):
144*78
Primary colors:
green
Back side:
The building of the Parliament of Uzbekistan in Tashkent
Year of launch:
july 1, 2023 year
Status:
in circulation
Face value (sum):
2 000
Dimensions (mm):
142*69
Primary colors:
Light blue
Front side:
Citadel of the «ARC» in Bukhara
Back side:
Ruins of the ancient city of Paikent
Year of launch:
june 14, 2021 year
Status:
in circulation
Face value (sum):
1 000
Dimensions (mm):
144*78
Primary colors:
lilac brown
Back side:
the building of the Timurid Museum in Tashkent
Year of launch:
September 1, 2001 year
Status:
in circulation
Face value (sum):
500
Dimensions (mm):
144*78
Primary colors:
Red
Back side:
Monument to Amir Timur in Tashkent
Year of launch:
1-st july 1999 year
Status:
withdrawn from circulation 1 July 2020 year
Face value (sum):
200
Dimensions (mm):
144*78
Primary colors:
Green
Back side:
a fragment from the facade of the «Sherdor» Madrasah in Samarkand - a stylized image of a tiger carrying the sun
Year of launch:
1-st march 1997 year
Status:
withdrawn from circulation 1 July 2019 year
Face value (sum):
100
Dimensions (mm):
142*69
Primary colors:
violet
Back side:
The architectural ensemble of the Friendship of Peoples in Tashkent
Year of launch:
1-st july 1994 year
Status:
withdrawn from circulation 1 July 2019
Face value (sum):
50
Dimensions (mm):
142*69
Primary colors:
brown orange
Back side:
Historical and architectural ensemble «Registan» in Samarkand
Year of launch:
1-st july 1994 year
Status:
withdrawn from circulation March 1, 2020
Face value (sum):
25
Dimensions (mm):
142*69
Primary colors:
brown orange
Back side:
historical and architectural ensemble «Shakhi Zinda» in Samarkand
Year of launch:
1-st july 1994 year
Status:
withdrawn from circulation March 1, 2020
Face value (sum):
10
Dimensions (mm):
142*69
Primary colors:
purple blue
Back side:
Historical and architectural monument of the Mausoleum of the Temurids «Guri Emir» in Samarkand
Year of launch:
1-st july 1994 year
Status:
withdrawn from circulation March 1, 2020
Face value (sum):
5
Dimensions (mm):
142*69
Primary colors:
Blue, cyan red
Back side:
architectural and sculptural composition with the monument to Alisher Navoi, installed in the National Park of Tashkent
Year of launch:
1-st july 1994 year
Status:
withdrawn from circulation March 1, 2020
Face value (sum):
3
Dimensions (mm):
120*62
Primary colors:
Red Green
Back side:
Architectural monument «Chashma-Ayub» in Bukhara
Year of launch:
1-st july 1994 year
Status:
withdrawn from circulation March 1, 2020
Face value (sum):
1
Dimensions (mm):
120*62
Primary colors:
green pink
Back side:
Bolshoi Academic Theatre. A. Navoi in Tashkent
Year of launch:
1-st july 1994 year
Status:
withdrawn from circulation March 1, 2020