TYIYN: COIN OF KYRGYZSTAN
1 tyiyn, 2008: Kyrgyz Republic
Coins of this type never used in real money circulation: they were minted exclusively for numismatists in sets only.
1 ТЫЙЫН: 1 tyiyn.
One of the most common elements of ornament in Kyrgyz culture is the so-called "Gül" (Kyrgyz "Гүл" means "flower").
КЫРГЫЗ РЕСПУБИКАСЫ: Kyrgyz Republic.
Emblem of Kyrgyzstan (coat of arms): the bird Ak Shumkar as a symbol of purity and nobleness of thoughts is sung in legends and folk epos. The sun rises above the Kyrgyz land with Issyk-Kul lake and the snowy peaks of the Ala-Too mountains (Tian Shan).
Kazakhstan Mint (Oskemen, Kazakhstan).
Mintage: 95.000.
- Aluminium-bronze: 14 mm - 1 g
- Reference price: 1.8$
COIN TYIYN — WHERE & WHEN (coins catalog: by names & emitents)
- KYRGYZ REPUBLIC (2008-...): tyiyn = 1/100 som
About the name of the coin tyiyn (Kyrgyz "Тыйын"): the name of the coin tyiyn 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 tyiyn (as well as related names: tiyin of Uzbekistan and tiyn of Kazakhstan).
