National Currency of Uzbekistan

The Uzbek national valuta is the som (UZS). The valuta can be the following 100, 200, 500 and 1,000-som banknotes and 25, 50, 100 and 500-som coins. The national valuta can be similar in size but of varied colors of money; you will see the cultural places of Uzbekistan land on money.

In the Uzbekistan’s National Bank or in the varied hotels and national official valuta exchange offices, the shopping centers must be exchanged your money. You need to have your passport and residence permit with you during exchanging.

Now the conversation will be with you about currency exchange black market which is situated in Uzbekistan. People from black market can make proposal you with higher rates than at the national bank, It is recommendable you not to exchange money there. Because you can fall into risk to cheaters or in the case of applying their service you are in risk to be arrested red-handed.

US dollars is better to use as general foreign valuta in Uzbekistan country. The US dollars are altered everywhere in the country and please have a good condition of money which means without varied faults, bad bends, dirty areas and scribbles.

Visa and MasterCard cards are adopted barely in Tashkent and in some other places with location of Samarkand city and Bukhara city so cards are better in using in large hotels or banks with cash withdrawals with ATMs (cash machines). The cards are adopted in the hotels, restaurants and shops in Tashkent city. The technical failings of the card can be in Uzbekistan and better to have sufficiently cash will be with you.