These 20- and 50-som notes are the first banknotes manufactured in Kyrgyzstan, produced by the Central Asian Security Printing House, a private facility in Bishkek. These notes are like the preceding issues, but with enhanced security features and large white spaces to make the watermarks more visible.
B243 (PNL): 50 сом (som) (US$0.55)
Orange. Front: Kyrgyz text; Czarina Kurmanjan Datka (Alai Tsaritsa); rhombus as registration device. Back: Kyrgyz text; rhombus as registration device; 11th-century Uzgen architectural complex with minaret and mausoleum; mountains. Gold windowed security thread with demetalized rhombus and 50. Watermark: Kurmanjan Datka with electrotype 50. Printer: (Central Asian Security Printing House). 126 x 61 mm. Paper.
a. 2026. Sig. 6: Bokontayev. Prefix AB. Intro: 27.10.2026.
Courtesy of Vladimir Buravlev.