100 UZS #556

Front

Amir Timur Museum in Tashkent, a neoclassical building completed in 2006 but depicted here is likely an earlier government building or palace from the Soviet or early independence era. The structure features three arched entrances with ornate detailing, surrounded by landscaped gardens with trees and a fountain. The Uzbek text at bottom reads 'ЎЗБЕКИСТОН СУМИНИ ҚАЛБАКИЛАШТИРИШ / ҚОНУНАН ТАЪҚИБ ҚИЛИНАДИ' (Counterfeiting the Uzbekistan sum is punishable by law). This note belongs to the first series of Uzbekistani sum issued after independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Back

State Emblem of Uzbekistan at center, featuring the Huma bird with outstretched wings, a rising sun over mountains, cotton and wheat sheaves representing the nation's agriculture, and a blue-white-green ribbon. The emblem is surrounded by ornamental borders in traditional Uzbek style. The serial number EA2531816 appears twice on the back, with the year 1994 printed at lower right. Text reads 'ЎЗБЕКИСТОН РЕСПУБЛИКАСИ МАРКАЗИЙ БАНКИ' (Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan) and '100 ЮЗ СЎМ' (100 sum). The lower inscription states legal tender status.

History

This 100 sum note is from Uzbekistan's first national currency series, issued in 1994 following independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The sum-coupon was introduced in 1993 as a transitional currency, replaced by the sum in 1994. This series circulated during a period of severe hyperinflation in the mid-1990s and was withdrawn when the currency was redenominated in 1997 at a rate of 1 new sum = 1,000 old sum. The front depicts a neoclassical building with gardens, while the reverse prominently features the newly adopted State Emblem of independent Uzbekistan. The printed year 1994 on the reverse confirms the issue date. Pick catalog reference P-79.