KYRGYZSTAN

The Republic of Kyrgyzstan was the last of the former soviet republics to declare their independence in 1991. Its capital city is Bishkek.Kyrgyzstan was annexed into Russia in 1876 and was a soviet republic from 1936 until the collapse of the USSR in 1991.

Monetary Unit: 1 Som = 100 Tyiyn

The notes above are the 50, 10 and 1 Tyiyn notes from 1993 all three feature the Bald Eagle in the front centre of the notes.

This note id the 1 Som from 1994 featuring Abdylas Maldybaev, a Kyrgyz composer, actor and tenor, on the front right with some stringed instruments and the Building of the Bishkek philharmonic society on the back.