Tajikistani somoni

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Somoni
Сомонӣ (Tajik)
5 Somoni TJ 2001.png
SM 5 obverse and reverse.
ISO 4217
CodeTJS (numeric:972)
Subunit 0.01
Unit
Symbol SM
Denominations
Subunit
1100diram
Banknotes
Freq. usedSM 10, SM 20, SM 50, SM 100, SM 200, SM 500
Rarely used1, 5, 20, 50 dirams, SM 1, SM 3, SM 5
Coins
Freq. used10, 20, 50 dirams, SM 1, SM 3, SM 5
Rarely used1, 2, 5, 25 dirams
Demographics
Date of introduction30 October 2000
Replaced Tajik rouble
User(s)Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Issuance
Central bank National Bank of Tajikistan
Website www.nbt.tj
Valuation
Inflation 3.8%
Source National Bank of Tajikistan , December 2023

The somoni [a] (ISO 4217 code: TJS, abbreviated:SM) is the currency of Tajikistan. It is subdivided into 100 dirams. [b]

Contents

History

The somoni was introduced on 30 October 2000, [1] replacing the rouble, at the rate of SM 1 = 1,000 Rbls. [2]

One somoni is divided into 100 dirams. Diram banknotes were first introduced on 30 October 2000, and coins were later introduced in 2001 with the intention of creating a more efficient monetary system and gradually replacing the diram notes. This was also the first time circulating coins were used in Tajikistan since independence in 1991. [3]

Coins

Circulation coins, first issued in 2001, were struck in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 25, and 50 dirams composed of brass-clad steel and SM 1, SM 3, and SM 5 struck in nickel-clad steel. Bimetallic SM 3 and SM 5 coins were first released in 2003. The reverses of all somoni coins are changed annually and commemorate various events. A second issue dated 2011 was issued in June 2012, and included 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 dirams and SM 1.[ citation needed ] A third series of somoni coins was issued in 2018 in denominations of SM 1, SM 3 and SM 5.

Tajikistan coins are struck by Goznak at the Saint Petersburg Mint in Russia.[ citation needed ]

The First Series
ImageValueTechnical parametersDescriptionDate of minting
ReverseObverseDiameterThicknessMassCompositionEdgeObverseReverse
5 Dirams TJ 2001.png 5 dirams16.5 mm1.35 mm2 gbrass-clad steelPlainTajik 7-star crown, "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон" 1 , year of mintingValue2001
10 Dirams TJ 2001.png 10 dirams17.5 mm1.4 mm2.4 g
20 Dirams TJ 2001.png 20 dirams18.5 mm1.4 mm2.7 g
25 Dirams TJ 2001.png 25 diram19 mm1.4 mm2.76 g Brass
50 Dirams TJ 2001.png 50 diram21 mm1.45 mm3.6 g
1 Somoni TJ 2001.png SM 124 mm1.6 mm5.2 gSee remark 2 Reeded and plain sections Ismail Samani, "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон", value,Value and the Tajik 7-star crown, year of minting2001
3 Somoni TJ 2001.png SM 325.5 mm1.8 mm6.3 gLettered Coat of arms, "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон", value
5 Somoni TJ 2001.png SM 526.5 mm1.85 mm7 gReeded and plain sections with a star Abuabdullo Rudaki, "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон", value, "Рӯдакӣ" 3
These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimetre. For table standards, see the coin specification table.

Remarks

  1. "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон" = "Republic of Tajikistan"
  2. Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1901–present, 31st ed. states that the composition for SM 1, SM 3, and SM 5 is cupronickel-zinc, while the Central Bank states cupronickel.
  3. "Рӯдакӣ" = "Rudaki"
The Second Series
ImageValueTechnical parametersDescriptionDate of minting
ReverseObverseDiameterThicknessMassCompositionEdgeObverseReverse
TJ 1 diram 2011 av.png TJ diram 2011 rev.png 1 diram14.5 mm1.3 mm1.3 gBrass-clad steelPlainCoat of arms, "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон", year of mintingValue2011
TJ 2 diram 2011 av.png TJ diram 2011 rev.png 2 diram16 mm1.4 mm1.6 g
TJ 5 diram 2011 av.png TJ diram 2011 rev.png 5 diram18 mm1.5 mm2 gCopper-clad brass
TJ 10 diram 2011 av.png TJ diram 2011 rev.png 10 diram20.5 mm1.7 mm3 g
TJ 20 diram 2011 av.png TJ diram 2011 rev.png 20 diram23.5 mm1.8 mm4.5 gCorrugated
TJ 50 diram 2011 av.png TJ diram 2011 rev.png 50 diram26 mm2 mm5.5 greeded
TJ 1 somoni 2011 av.png TJ 1 somoni 2011 rev.png SM 127 mm1.6 mm5.2 gCupronickel-clad steel
These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimetre. For table standards, see the coin specification table.

Third series (2018)

A third series of somoni coins was issued in 2018 in denominations of SM 1, SM 3 and SM 5.

Coins of the third series (2018) [4]
ImageValueTechnical parametersDescriptionDate of
DiameterMassCompositionEdgeObverseReversemintingissuewithdrawallapse
SM 124.5 mm5.8 g Nickel-brass Reeded Country name, Mirzo Tursunzoda Value and the Tajik 7-star crown, year of minting201820 June 2018 [5] Current
SM 325.5 mm6.3 gPlain with lettered inscription "СЕ СОМОНӢ" Country name, Shirinsho Shotemur
368853 mainViewLot.jpg SM 526.5 mm7.0 gReeded Country name, Sadriddin Aynii
These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimetre. For table standards, see the coin specification table.

Banknotes

Banknotes of 1, 5, 20, and 50 dirams, SM 1, SM 5, SM 10, SM 20, SM 50, and SM 100 were printed in 1999 and issued in 2000. Along with a SM 3 note in 2010, inflationary pressure since the introduction of the somoni resulted in the issuing of SM 200 and SM 500 somoni notes that year. The SM 5, SM 10, SM 20, SM 50, and SM 100 somoni notes were reissued in 2013, bearing the year 1999. In 2021, the National Bank of Tajikistan issued a SM 100 banknote, similar to the original issue, but now featuring an image of the Navruz Palace on the back side of the note, replacing the image of the Presidential Palace on the previous issues of the denomination.

The Current Series
ImageValueDimensionsMain ColourDescriptionDate of
ObverseReverseObverseReverseWatermarkprintingissue
TajikistanPNew-1Diram-1999 f.jpg TajikistanPNew-1Diram-1999 b.jpg 1 diram100 × 60 mmBrown Sadriddin Ayni Theatre and Opera House Pamir Mountains Two mountains over rectangle19992000
TajikistanPNew-5Dirams-1999 f.jpg TajikistanPNew-5Dirams-1999 b.jpg 5 diramsBlue Arbob Cultural Palace Shrine of Mirzo Tursunzoda
TajikistanPNew-20Dirams-1999 f.jpg TajikistanPNew-20Dirams-1999 b.jpg 20 diramsGreenMeetings Hall of the National Bank of TajikistanMountain road
TajikistanPNew-50Dirams-1999 f.jpg TajikistanPNew-50Dirams-1999 b.jpg 50 diramsPurple Ismoili Somoni Mountain valley
TajikistanPNew-1Somonis-1999 f-donatedtk.jpg TajikistanPNew-1Somonis-1999 b-donatedtk.jpg SM 1141 × 65 mmGreen Mirzo Tursunzoda National Bank of Tajikistan Portrait
TJS 3 2010 obverse.jpg TJS 3 2010 reverse.jpg SM 3Violet Shirinsho Shotemur Majlisi Oli 20102010
TajikistanP15-5Somoni-1999(2000)-donatedsb f.jpg TajikistanP15-5Somoni-1999(2000)-donatedsb b.jpg SM 5144 × 65 mmBlue Sadriddin Ayni Shrine of Abuabdullo Rudaki 19992000
2010
2013
2017
2018
TajikistanP16-10Somoni-1999(2000)-donatedsb f.jpg TajikistanP16-10Somoni-1999(2000)-donatedsb b.jpg SM 10147 × 65 mmRed Mir Said Alii Hamadoni Tomb of Mir Said Alii Hamadoni
TajikistanP17-20Somoni-1999(2000)-donatedsb f.jpg TajikistanP17-20Somoni-1999(2000)-donatedsb b.jpg SM 20150 × 65 mmYellow-brown Abuali ibn Sino Hissar Castle
TajikistanP18-50Somoni-1999-donatedsrb f.jpg TajikistanP18-50Somoni-1999-donatedsrb b.jpg SM 50153 × 65 mmBlue Bobojon Gafurov Chaikhana (teahouse) Sino
TajikistanP19-100Somoni-1999(2000)-donatedeh f.jpg TajikistanP19-100Somoni-1999(2000)-donatedeh b.jpg SM 100156 × 65 mmBrown Ismoili Somoni Presidential Palace
TJS 200 2010 obverse.jpg TJS 200 2010 reverse.jpg SM 200159 x 68 mmBrown and Yellow Nusratullo Maksum National Library building in Dushanbe20102010
2018
RudakiSomoniTajikistan.jpg TJS 500 2010 reverse.jpg SM 500162 x 71 mmPurple and Gray Abuabdullo Rudaki Palace of Nations in Dushanbe
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.
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References

Notes

  1. /ˌsɒməˈn/ SOM-ə-NEE; Tajik: cомонӣ, romanized: somoniy, arabized: سامانی, hebraized: סאמאני, IPA: [sɔmɔˈnij]
  2. /ˈdɪrəm/ DIRR-əm; Tajik: дирам, romanized: diram, arabized: درم, hebraized: דרם, IPA: [dɪˈɾam]

Citations

  1. National Bank of Tajikistan. "Banknotes and coins". Archived from the original on 29 April 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2007.
  2. Linzmayer, Owen (2012). "Tajikistan". The Banknote Book. San Francisco, CA: www.BanknoteNews.com.
  3. "Tajikistan Coins – The Biggest Online Reference Guide". Mintage World. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  4. National Bank of Tajikistan. Coins. Available at: https://nbt.tj/tj/banknotes_coins/coins.php
  5. National Bank of Tajikistan. Available at: https://www.bmt.tj/en/news/469013/

Sources

Preceded by:
Tajik rouble
Reason: inflation
Ratio: SM 1 = 1,000 Rbls
Currency of Tajikistan
2000
Succeeded by:
Current