The somoni (Tajik: cомонӣ, ISO 4217 code: TJS; abbreviation:SM) is the currency of Tajikistan. It is subdivided into 100 dirams (Tajik: дирам).
Сомонӣ (Tajik) | |
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![]() SM 5 obverse and reverse. | |
ISO 4217 | |
Code | TJS (numeric: 972) |
Subunit | 0.01 |
Unit | |
Symbol | SM |
Denominations | |
Subunit | |
1⁄100 | diram |
Banknotes | |
Freq. used | SM 10, SM 20, SM 50, SM 100, SM 200, SM 500 |
Rarely used | 1, 5, 20, 50 dirams, SM 1, SM 3, SM 5 |
Coins | |
Freq. used | 10, 20, 50 dirams, SM 1, SM 3, SM 5 |
Rarely used | 1, 2, 5, 25 dirams |
Demographics | |
Date of introduction | 30 October 2000 |
Replaced | Tajik rouble |
User(s) | ![]() |
Issuance | |
Central bank | National Bank of Tajikistan |
Website | www |
Valuation | |
Inflation | 3.8% |
Source | National Bank of Tajikistan, December 2023 |
History
editThe 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
editCirculation 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 [1] | ||||||||||
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Image | Value | Technical parameters | Description | Date of minting | ||||||
Reverse | Obverse | Diameter | Thickness | Mass | Composition | Edge | Obverse | Reverse | ||
5 dirams | 16.5 mm | 1.35 mm | 2 g | brass-clad steel | Plain | Tajik 7-star crown, "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон"1, year of minting | Value | 2001 | ||
10 dirams | 17.5 mm | 1.4 mm | 2.4 g | |||||||
20 dirams | 18.5 mm | 1.4 mm | 2.7 g | |||||||
25 diram | 19 mm | 1.4 mm | 2.76 g | Brass | ||||||
50 diram | 21 mm | 1.45 mm | 3.6 g | |||||||
SM 1 | 24 mm | 1.6 mm | 5.2 g | See remark 2 | Reeded and plain sections | Ismail Samani, "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон", value, | Value and the Tajik 7-star crown, year of minting | 2001 | ||
SM 3 | 25.5 mm | 1.8 mm | 6.3 g | Lettered | Coat of arms, "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон", value | |||||
SM 5 | 26.5 mm | 1.85 mm | 7 g | Reeded 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
edit- "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон" = "Republic of Tajikistan"
- 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.
- "Рӯдакӣ" = "Rudaki"
The Second Series | ||||||||||
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Image | Value | Technical parameters | Description | Date of minting | ||||||
Reverse | Obverse | Diameter | Thickness | Mass | Composition | Edge | Obverse | Reverse | ||
1 diram | 14.5 mm | 1.3 mm | 1.3 g | Brass-clad steel | Plain | Coat of arms, "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон", year of minting | Value | 2011 | ||
2 diram | 16 mm | 1.4 mm | 1.6 g | |||||||
5 diram | 18 mm | 1.5 mm | 2 g | Copper-clad brass | ||||||
10 diram | 20.5 mm | 1.7 mm | 3 g | |||||||
20 diram | 23.5 mm | 1.8 mm | 4.5 g | Corrugated | ||||||
50 diram | 26 mm | 2 mm | 5.5 g | reeded | ||||||
SM 1 | 27 mm | 1.6 mm | 5.2 g | Cupronickel-clad steel | ||||||
These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimetre. For table standards, see the coin specification table. |
Third series (2018)
editA 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] | |||||||||||||||
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Image | Value | Technical parameters | Description | Date of | |||||||||||
Diameter | Mass | Composition | Edge | Obverse | Reverse | minting | issue | withdrawal | lapse | ||||||
SM 1 | 24.5 mm | 5.8 g | Nickel-brass | Reeded | Country name, Mirzo Tursunzoda | Value and the Tajik 7-star crown, year of minting | 2018 | 20 June 2018[5] | Current | ||||||
SM 3 | 25.5 mm | 6.3 g | Plain with lettered inscription "СЕ СОМОНӢ" | Country name, Shirinsho Shotemur | |||||||||||
SM 5 | 26.5 mm | 7.0 g | Reeded | Country name, Sadriddin Aynii | |||||||||||
These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimetre. For table standards, see the coin specification table. |
Banknotes
editBanknotes 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 [2] | |||||||||
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Image | Value | Dimensions | Main Colour | Description | Date of | ||||
Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | Watermark | printing | issue | |||
1 diram | 100 × 60 mm | Brown | Sadriddin Ayni Theatre and Opera House | Pamir Mountains | Two mountains over rectangle | 1999 | 2000 | ||
5 dirams | Blue | Arbob Cultural Palace | Shrine of Mirzo Tursunzoda | ||||||
20 dirams | Green | Meetings Hall of the National Bank of Tajikistan | Mountain road | ||||||
50 dirams | Purple | Ismoili Somoni | Mountain valley | ||||||
SM 1 | 141 × 65 mm | Green | Mirzo Tursunzoda | National Bank of Tajikistan | Portrait | ||||
SM 3 | Violet | Shirinsho Shotemur | Majlisi Oli | 2010 | 2010 | ||||
SM 5 | 144 × 65 mm | Blue | Sadriddin Ayni | Shrine of Abuabdullo Rudaki | 1999 | 2000 2010 2013 2017 2018 | |||
SM 10 | 147 × 65 mm | Red | Mir Said Alii Hamadoni | Tomb of Mir Said Alii Hamadoni | |||||
SM 20 | 150 × 65 mm | Yellow-brown | Abuali ibn Sino | Hissar Castle | |||||
SM 50 | 153 × 65 mm | Blue | Bobojon Gafurov | Chaikhana (teahouse) Sino | |||||
SM 100 | 156 × 65 mm | Brown | Ismoili Somoni | Presidential Palace | |||||
SM 200 | 159 x 68 mm | Brown and Yellow | Nusratullo Maksum | National Library building in Dushanbe | 2010 | 2010 2018 | |||
SM 500 | 162 x 71 mm | Purple 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. |
Current TJS exchange rates | |
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From Google Finance: | AUD CAD CHF CNY EUR GBP HKD JPY USD RUB EUR JPY |
From Yahoo! Finance: | AUD CAD CHF CNY EUR GBP HKD JPY USD RUB EUR JPY |
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From OANDA: | AUD CAD CHF CNY EUR GBP HKD JPY USD RUB EUR JPY |
See also
editReferences
editNotes
- ^ National Bank of Tajikistan. "Banknotes and coins". Archived from the original on 2007-04-29. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
- ^ Linzmayer, Owen (2012). "Tajikistan". The Banknote Book. San Francisco, CA: www.BanknoteNews.com.
- ^ "Tajikistan Coins – The Biggest Online Reference Guide". Mintage World. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ^ National Bank of Tajikistan. Coins. Available at: https://nbt.tj/tj/banknotes_coins/coins.php
- ^ National Bank of Tajikistan. Available at: https://www.bmt.tj/en/news/469013/
Sources
- Krause, Chester L.; Clifford Mishler (2003). 2004 Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1901–Present. Colin R. Bruce II (senior editor) (31st ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0873495934.
- Cuhaj, George S. (editor) (2005). Standard Catalog of World Paper Money: Modern Issues 1961-Date (11th ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0-89689-160-7.
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editPreceded by: Tajik rouble Reason: inflation Ratio: SM 1 = 1,000 Rbls |
Currency of Tajikistan 2000 – |
Succeeded by: Current |