Description: The cigarette pack „Ташкент“ (lit. „Tashkent“) depicts a city theme with national and industrial motifs. The front of the pack features a bright emblem with cotton balls, a sun and a toothed wheel – typical Uzbek symbols. The pack is decorated with a background of blue vertical lines, and a red stripe visually separates the upper part. The inscriptions are presented in several languages – Russian, Uzbek and Turkish – indicating the class („четвёртый класс“) and the fact that the cigarettes are with a filter. The design is clean, structured, with a clear typographic style typical of Soviet regional editions. The pack is sealed and preserved in its original film.
Value assessment:
Collectible value: Medium–high. Regional issues from the Central Asian SSR (especially Tashkent) are rarer than the usual packs from the central part of the USSR, making them interesting for holders of thematic or geographical collections.
Condition assessment: Unopened, very good condition, film intact, small pressure marks in the corner.
Historical data and popularity: Cigarette packs from the Uzbek SSR are not very common in collector's circulation. The name "Ташкент" is associated with an important city in the USSR, which played a major industrial role. The packaging with national motifs reflects the policy of the time - to combine local identity with a common USSR design standard.
