Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Central Bank of Uzbekistan will issue banknotes worth 50,000 soums and 100,000 soums. The new banknotes will be issued into circulation from 22 December 2021.

According to the regulator, the theme of these banknotes is dedicated to the "Great Silk Road" and the ancient history of Surkhandarya and Khorezm regions located on the territory of our state.

The banknotes are printed on security paper, the front and back sides are coated with a special varnish.

At the same time, the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan marks new samples of banknotes in circulation with denominations of 50,000 soums and 100,000 soums are in circulation in parallel with the banknotes in circulation of 50,000 soums of the 2017 sample and 100,000 soums of the 2019 sample.

The banknotes of 2017 and 2019 in denominations of 50,000 soums and 100,000 soums do not lose their solvency.

Also, banknotes of a new type, along with banknotes and coins in circulation, are required to be accepted at face value in all types of payments by all business entities and the population without any restrictions.