Pink and pale brown engraving compresses the surface into a compact, radiant field, giving the small format an unexpectedly formal presence.

Design & Symbolism

Obverse

At the center, a golden eagle soars within a circular medallion, surrounded by radiating beams and enclosed by Kyrgyz inscriptions. Vertical side panels and dark corner numerals stabilize the small rectangular format, while the pink and brown palette softens its strict geometry. The eagle gives the lowest denomination an immediate note of vigilance and sovereign resolve.

Reverse

The reverse shifts from animate force to ornament, placing a tündük motif within a sun-like roundel framed by floral Kyrgyz patterns and the same circular inscription. Repeated side panels and corner numerals preserve the obverse structure, yet the central emblem redirects the design toward domestic and civic symbolism. As the crown of the yurt and a sign embedded in Kyrgyz state imagery, the tündük connects everyday life with collective identity.

Collector’s Insight

For collectors, this variety forms part of the opening 1993 tyiyn group issued with Kyrgyzstan’s first independent som currency, when even the smallest fractional values received their own paper designs. The KT prefix and horizontal Y-shaped watermark distinguish it from the earlier provincial-prefix printings, making it a useful subtype in the inaugural series. Its importance lies in the brief paper life of the tyiyn itself, a fractional denomination from the first monetary architecture of the Kyrgyz Republic.

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