50000 Uzbekistani Som Banknote (Mausoleum Of Al Hakim At Termizi)

50,000 So’m Som (Issued 2021)

Issued in 2021 under the presidency of Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who came to power in 2016 following the death of Islam Karimov and has presided over a period of significant economic liberalisation and international re-engagement for Uzbekistan. This 50,000 So’m note was introduced as part of a modernisation of the country’s banknote series, reflecting both the rising purchasing power context of the Uzbek economy and the government’s ambition to showcase the nation’s extraordinary Central Asian heritage. The denomination itself represents one of the highest-value notes in everyday Uzbek circulation, underlining the economic transformation the country has undergone in the post-Soviet era. The Silk Road Series to which this note belongs draws directly on Uzbekistan’s ancient identity as a crossroads of civilisation, trade, and culture.

On the front, the note is dominated by a rich lavender and violet colour palette, with subtle blue and teal accents introduced through the architectural engraving at its centre. The principal design element is a detailed depiction of Al-Kasim At-Termiziy Madrasasi, a historic madrassa located in Surkhandarya, identified by Latin-script text beneath the image reading “AL-KASIM AT-TERMIZIY MADRASASI SURKHANDARYO”. The building is rendered with considerable precision, capturing its arched entrance portal, ornate tilework, flanking towers, and the characteristic geometric brickwork of Central Asian Islamic architecture. The engraving gives the structure a three-dimensional quality, with fine linework suggesting depth and shadow across the facade. To the upper left, the serial number “AA 0141466” is printed in blue-green ink, and the same serial number appears again in the lower right corner, providing dual registration for security verification. A vertical security strip is embedded near the right-hand portion of the note, its green metallic surface catching light across the design field. In the upper left corner, a six-pointed star rosette motif in blue provides a decorative geometric anchor, while the upper right carries the state emblem of Uzbekistan rendered in fine detail. Across the top of the note, the issuing authority name appears in Latin script reading “O’ZBEKISTON RESPUBLIKASI MARKAZIY BANKI”, printed in dark violet against the light background. The denomination “50000” appears prominently in the lower right in bold numerals, and in the lower left corner the value is stated in Latin script as “ELLIK MING SO’M”. A legal tender obligation statement in Uzbek Latin script runs horizontally across the lower centre of the note. Guilloché patterning in pale violet and blue fills the background fields on both the left and right margins, providing a fine mesh of security micro-printing and latent pattern work that is characteristic of modern intaglio-printed currency.

The reverse of the note continues the lavender and violet colour scheme, overlaid with diagonal bands of pale blue and warm ochre that create a dynamic, layered background composition. At the centre-right of the design, a large ceramic vessel — rendered in deep cobalt blue — dominates the right half of the reverse, its bulbous body and flared pedestal base evoking the ancient pottery traditions of the region. Beside it, a smaller earthenware vessel in a warmer terracotta-adjacent tone completes what appears to be an archaeological still-life grouping. In the upper central field, a green bird — most likely a type of parakeet or dove, depicted in mid-flight — is illustrated in vivid colour against the pale background, adding a naturalistic element to the composition. To the left, a horizontal landscape vignette in pale olive and grey tones depicts what appears to be an archaeological site consistent with the caption text below it, which in Latin script reads “FAYOZTEPA ARXEOLOGIYA YODGORLIGI”, identifying the Fayoztepa archaeological monument, an ancient Buddhist site in the Surkhandarya region of Uzbekistan. The issuing bank name “O’ZBEKISTON RESPUBLIKASI MARKAZIY BANKI” runs across the top in dark violet, and the year of issue “2021” is printed in the upper left. The denomination “50000” appears in large bold numerals in the lower left, and in the upper right the value is restated as “ELLIK MING SO’M” alongside the characteristic six-pointed star rosette motif seen on the obverse. A further line of Latin script across the lower portion of the note carries the standard legal exchange notice. The overall reverse design reflects a coherent curatorial vision, linking ancient heritage, natural symbolism, and archaeological identity within a single composition.

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Other Uzbekistani Som you can exchange: 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000, 20000, 100000, 200000.