Currency of Uzbekistan: Uzbekistani Som
Uzbekistani Som · UZS · National
Who Issues Uzbekistani Som in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan's national monetary unit is the Uzbekistani Som (UZS), administered through the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan. ISO 4217 assigns UZS numeric code 860.
The institutional responsibility for UZS belongs to Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan consequently has its own national monetary framework for the Uzbekistani Som, separate from shared-currency and foreign-legal-tender systems.
Exchange Rate for UZS
For the monetary setup used in Uzbekistan, the useful benchmark is a dated UZS observation with its currency pair stated explicitly. Actual conversion costs depend on the provider's spread, fees and timing.
For readers comparing UZS, hold the pair and timestamp constant when judging changes in the reference rate. Reference observations are benchmarks, not guaranteed retail transaction prices. It leaves the monetary framework distinct from the conversion quote.
Banknotes and Coins
Banknotes
The Central Bank of Uzbekistan's current banknote catalogue includes denominations from 1,000 through 200,000 soʻm, with the most recent regular family concentrated in the 2021 and 2022 issues.
Coins
Current circulation coins are 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 soʻm.
Frequently Asked Questions
What currency is used in Uzbekistan?
When using the UZS reference, the Uzbekistani Som (UZS) is the national currency, with Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan responsible for the domestic monetary framework. This provides the monetary framework distinct from the conversion quote.
Who manages the currency system in Uzbekistan?
Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the main monetary authority identified for Uzbekistan.
Are the exchange rates for Uzbekistan real-time?
In Uzbekistan, where the pair is supported, the displayed conversion comes from the latest available reference observation and is date-stamped. The figure is informational and can differ from a bank, card or cash-counter quote. That gives the monetary framework distinct from the conversion quote.
Sources & methodology
Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the principal reference used here for institutional facts about Uzbekistani Som in Uzbekistan. ISO 4217 is used for the UZS identifier; exchange-arrangement facts and dated rate observations are treated as different data layers. The comparison stays the quoted pair easy to interpret.
View sources used for this page
- Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan - official website
- SIX - ISO 4217 Maintenance Agency
- IMF - Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions
- BIS - central bank directory and institutional cross-check
- Frankfurter - latest public reference-rate feed used by the converter
- Central Bank of Uzbekistan - banknotes
- Central Bank of Uzbekistan - coins