Formerly part of the Soviet Union in the 20th Century,
UZBEKISTAN is a landlocked, independent country in Central Asia. It is surrounded by four other former-Soviet Union countries (
Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, and
Turkmenistan) and located north of
Afghanistan. Due to the arid climate of Western Uzbekistan and irrigation practices, the
Aral Sea along the northern border with Kazakhstan is shrinking. On the other side of the country, Eastern Uzbekistan contains some fertile land, especially the
Fergana Valley, and has multiple cities and the capital (
Tashkent).
The Uzbekistan coin in my collection is a 1994 1 Tiyin, which is comprised of brass clad steel. It is unfortunate that this coin is practically worthless in the legal tender sense, according to
this BBC News story and other sources. In other words, people in Uzbekistan would need many tiyins in order to buy things. However, the
NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation) World Coin Guide says that a brilliant-uncirculated 1 Tiyin coin has a value of 30 U.S. cents.
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