TIYIN: COIN OF UZBEKISTAN
50 tiyin (тийин), 1994: Republic of Uzbekistan
50 ТИЙИН - 1994: 50 tiyin, 1994.
Cotton branches.
ЎЗБЕКИСТОН РЕСПУБЛИКАСИ: Republic of Uzbekistan.
Coat of arms of Uzbekistan (Huma bird, — in Iranian and Arabic mythology, as well as in the Arabized mythology of the peoples of Central Asia — a magic bird, symbol of happiness); 12 stars representing 12 provinces of Uzbekistan.
Inscription on edge of coin with a spelling error: ЗЛЛИК ТИЙИН instead ЭЛЛИК ТИЙИН (fifty tiyin).
Variety of coins without dots around obverse.
Tashkent Mint of the State Enterprise "Davlat Belgisi", Uzbekistan.
- Nickel plated steel: 23.9 mm - 4.8 g
- Reference price: 0.8$
COIN TIYIN — WHERE & WHEN (coins catalog: by names & emitents)
- REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN (1994-...): tiyin = 1/100 soʻm
The name of the coin tiyin translated from the Turkic languages means "squirrel", whose fur in ancient times played the role of money in trade.
In Soviet times, a kopeck of the USSR in the Central Asian region was called tiyin (as well as related names: tyin of Kazakhstan and tyiyn of Kyrgyzstan).
