Saturday, January 21, 2012

Kyrgyzstan P-14

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
Kyrgyzstani som (KGS)

P-14
Value: 10 som
Issued by: Kyrgyz Banky
Date: 1997

Features
Obverse:
Kasym Tynystanov (1901-1938), a prominent Kyrgyz scientist, politician, and poet. He served as the first Minister of Education of the Kyrgyz Republic. He was arrested on ungrounded political accusations on August 1, 1937 and executed on November 6, 1938.  

Reverse:
Mountain ranges of Kyrgyzstan and the Dzhety-Oguz track.  

Watermark: Kasym Tynystanov

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