What is UZS currency？
The soʻm (Uzbek: soʻm in Latin script, сўм in Cyrillic script, سوم in Arabic script) is the currency of Uzbekistan in Central Asia.
UZS Coins
No coins were issued for the first soʻm.
3 series of coins have been issued for the second soʻm. They can be easily distinguished by the script used for the Uzbek language. The first series was written in Cyrillic script, while the second and third series is written in Latin script.
In May 2018 the introduction of new coins valued 50, 100, 200 and 500 soʻm was announced. All previously issued banknotes and coins of those denominations are to be withdrawn from circulation by 1 July 2020.
UZS Banknotes
The second and current series, issued by the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan, was released in 1994 in denominations of 1, 3, 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100 soʻm. A 200 soʻm banknote was issued in 1997, the 500 soʻm in 1999, the 1,000 soʻm in 2001, the 5,000 soʻm in 2013, the 10,000 soʻm on 10 March 2017, the 50,000 soʻm on 22 August 2017 and the 100,000 soʻm on 25 February 2019. The latter four denominations feature inscriptions in Latin-based Uzbek as opposed to Uzbek Cyrillic in banknotes of 1 to 1,000 Uzbek soʻm. On 14 June 2021, the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan issued the 2,000 and 20,000 soʻm banknotes to help bridge the gap between 1000 and 5000 soʻm as well as 10,000 and 50,000 soʻm. On 18 June 2021, the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan issued a new 5,000 and 10,000 soʻm banknote, utilizing the design templates of the 2,000 and 20,000 soʻm banknotes. In that same year, the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan issued new 50,000 and 100,000 soʻm banknotes as part of a new series of banknotes first introduced with the 2,000 and 20,000 soʻm banknotes. An entirely new 200,000 soʻm banknote was issued on 15 July 2022.