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Currency history

Kyrgyzstani som

Dates in use
Still in use; introduction date not established here
Currency code
KGS
Ancestry branch
Russian ruble

Its place in the family

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Kyrgyzstani som: documented and qualified family connections PARENTS THIS CURRENCY CHILDREN Russian ruble — Muscovite, Imperial, Soviet and Russian account continuityRussian ruble 1993 · DocumentedDocumented connection · 1993 Kyrgyzstani somKyrgyzstani som KGS No successor is established here.

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Kyrgyzstani som

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Children 0

No successor is established here.

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Russian ruble

Account tradition documented before 1704; still in use

Earlier ancestry is not established here.

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The story

The som was introduced on May 10, 1993, divided into 100 tyiyn. [1]

Sources and evidence

  1. National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic · National Currency

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“Kyrgyzstani som.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Updated 2026-10-14; data version v49. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000364.html

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