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  • 1 Som 2008, KM# 14, Kyrgyzstan
  • 1 Som 2008, KM# 14, Kyrgyzstan
Obverse

Depicts the emblem of Kyrgyzstan wit date below.

The emblem consists of a sun (with the forty rays that extend from it refer to the legendary forty clans of Manas) rising above the Tian Shan mountainous scene resting on the shoulders of a hawk. Cotton and wheat circle the border of the emblem, with the name of the country scripted above and below. The mountains, illuminated by the sun, resemble Kyrgyz national hat “kalpak”.

КЫРГЫЗ
РЕСПУБИКАСЫ
2008

Reverse

Value left of stylized leather bottle, the "kookor" with symbol of a "tumar" represented by a triangle.

Kookor is a traditional Kyrgyz container made of leather for kumis (a fermented dairy product traditionally made from mare's milk). Tumar is widely used in various Kyrgyz crafts.

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СОМ

Edge

1 Som

KM# 14 Schön# 18
Characteristics
Material Nickel Plated Steel
Weight 2.5 g
Diameter 19 mm
Thickness 1.35 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Kazakhstan Mint

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