Som (currency)

{{Short description|Currency used in Central Asia}} [[File:5000 som 2009 ob.jpg|thumb|300px|5000 kyrgyz som]]

The '''som''', '''sum''', or '''soum''' is a unit of currency used in [[Turkic languages|Turkic]]-speaking countries in [[Central Asia]]. Its name comes from words in the respective languages (including [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]], [[Kyrgyz language|Kyrgyz]], [[Uyghur language|Uyghur]] and [[uzbek language|Uzbek]]) for "pure", referring to historical coins of pure [[gold]]. It may refer to: * [[Kyrgyzstani som]] * [[Uzbekistani soʻm]]

Speakers of Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Uzbek in the then [[Soviet Union]] called the [[Soviet ruble|ruble]] by these names, and were accommodated by the word appearing on the backs of [[banknote]]s. The [[Kyrgyzstani som|som]] of [[Kyrgyzstan]] and [[Uzbekistani som|som]] of [[Uzbekistan]] are post-Soviet examples.<ref>{{cite book | title=Этимологический словарь тюркских языков. Общетюркские и межтюркские основы на буквы "Л", "М", "Н", "П", "С" | publisher=Восточная литература РАН | location=Москва | pages=325–327}}</ref> [[File:UZS500 1999 front.jpg|thumb|300px|500 uzbek som]]

== In the Golden Horde ==

In the 14th century the [[Golden Horde]] som called silver bullion navicular shape{{clarify|date=August 2017}}, weighing 204.8 g (in Russian numismatic literature, they are also called Tatar hryvnya). In treasures, archeologists find them together with silver dirhams. Florentine [[Francesco Pegolotti]] wrote that the mint in Azak could stamp a bar in the "walking" coin.<ref name="Платежные слитки гривны в денежном обращении">{{cite web|url=http://www.nbrb.by/bv/narch/333/7.pdf |title=Платежные слитки гривны в денежном обращении |publisher=Банковский вестник |accessdate=30 November 2014 |author=Шталенков И. |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060825193018/http://www.nbrb.by/bv/narch/333/7.pdf |archivedate=August 25, 2006 }}</ref>

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