Tajikistani ruble

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Tajikistani ruble рубл (Tajik)
User(s)	Tajikistan
Subunit
1/100	tanga
Coins	None
Banknotes
Freq. used	1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 rubles
Rarely used	5000, 10 000 rubles
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

Text detail from the reverse of the 1 Tajikistani ruble note.

The ruble (Tajik: рубл) was the currency of Tajikistan between May 10, 1995 and October 29, 2000. It replaced the Russian ruble at a rate of 1 Tajikistani ruble = 100 Russian rubles and was divided into 100 tanga. The ruble was replaced by the somoni in 2000, at a rate of 1 somoni = 1000 ruble.

1 History
2 Coin
3 Banknotes
4 References

[edit] History

Like other republics of the former Soviet Union, Tajikistan continued using Soviet/Russian ruble after independence. On July 26, 1993, a new series of Russian ruble was issued and old Soviet/Russian ruble ceased to be legal tender in Russia^[1]. Some successor states had their national currencies before the change, some chose to continue using the pre-1993 Soviet/Russian ruble, and some chose to use both the pre-1993 and the new Russian ruble. Tables of modern monetary history: Asia^[2] states that "pre-1993 Russian rubles ceased being legal tender in Tajikistan 8 January 1994". On May 10, 1995, the Tajikistani ruble replaced the Russian ruble at a rate of 1 Tajikistani ruble = 100 Russian rubles.

Among the republics of the former Soviet Union, Tajikistan was the last to issue its own currency. Even Transnistria, a not-widely-recognized state, issued its own ruble before Tajikistan did.

[edit] Coin

Only one commemorative coin was issued for Tajikistani ruble.

The commemorative Tajikistani ruble coin
Value	Technical parameters			Description			Date of minting
Value	Diameter	Mass	Composition	Edge	Obverse	Reverse	Date of minting
20 rubles	35.1 mm	20 g	900‰ silver	Reeded	Ismail Samani	Royal device	1999
For table standards, see the coin specification table.

[edit] Banknotes

The Tajikistani ruble banknotes have a striking similarity to the 1961, 1991, and 1992 banknote series of the Soviet/Russian ruble, down to color theme, positioning of the objects, and font. The color theme can be traced back to the time of the Russian Empire. In fact, the Tajikistani ruble was printed by Goznak, the official Russian mint and printing shop.

The banknote series
Image		Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description			Date of
Obverse	Reverse	Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Obverse	Reverse	Watermark	printing	issue
[1]	[2]	1 ruble	102 × 55 mm	Brown	Coat of arms and patterns	Flag of Tajikistan over Supreme Assembly (Majlisi Olii)	Multi-star pattern	1994	1995
[3]	[4]	5 rubles		Blue
[5]	[6]	10 rubles		Red
[7]	[8]	20 rubles		Lilac
[9]	[10]	50 rubles		Green
[11]	[12]	100 rubles	121 × 60 mm	Brown
[13]	[14]	200 rubles		Olive-green and pale violet
[15]	[16]	500 rubles		Dark pink
[17]	[18]	1000 rubles	143 × 71 mm	Brown and purple					1999
[19]	[20]	5000 rubles	?	Blue					Never
[21]	[22]	10 000 rubles	?	Orange					Never
For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

[edit] References

(2003) in Chester L. Krause, Cliffor Mischler, Colin R. Bruce II, et al. (editors): 2004 Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1901-present, 31st ed., Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87349-593-4.
(2005) in George S. Cuhaj, (S. editor): Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Vol. 3: Modern Issues, 1961-Date, 11th ed., KP Books. ISBN 0-89689-160-7.

Preceded by: Russian ruble Reason: independence and inflation Ratio: 1 Tajikistani ruble = 100 Russian rubles	Currency of Tajikistan 1995 – 2000	Succeeded by: Tajikistani somoni Reason: inflation Ratio: 1 somoni = 1,000 rubles