Tajikistani somoni

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tajikistani somoni сомонӣ (Tajik)
5 somoni obverse and reverse.
ISO 4217 Code	TJS
User(s)	Tajikistan
Inflation	7.5%
Source	The World Factbook, 2006 est.
Subunit
1/100	diram
Plural	somoni
diram	diram
Coins	5, 10, 20, 25, 50 diram, 1, 3, 5 somoni
Banknotes	1, 5, 20, 50 diram, 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 somoni
Central bank	National Bank of Tajikistan
Website	www.nbt.tj

The Somoni (Tajik: сомонӣ) is the currency of Tajikistan. The ISO 4217 currency code is TJS. The somoni is divided into 100 diram. On October 30, 2000, the somoni replaced the Tajikistani ruble, at the rate of 1 somoni = 1,000 rubles. The currency is named after the father of the Tajik nation, Ismail Samani (or spelled Ismoil Somoni)

Contents 1 Coins 1.1 Remarks 2 Banknotes 3 See also 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Coins

The Current Series [1]
Image		Value	Technical parameters				Description			Date of minting
Reverse	Obverse		Diameter	Thickness	Mass	Composition	Edge	Obverse	Reverse
		5 diram	16.5 mm	1.35 mm	2 g	See remark 1	Plain	Tajik 7-star crown, "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон"2, year of minting	Value	2001
		10 diram	17.5 mm	1.4 mm	2.4 g
		20 diram	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
		1 somoni	24 mm	1.6 mm	5.2 g	See remark 3	Reeded and plain sections	Ismail Samani, "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон", value,	Value and the Tajik 7-star crown, year of minting	2001
		3 somoni	25.5 mm	1.8 mm	6.3 g		Lettered	Coat of arms, "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон", value
		5 somoni	26.5 mm	1.85 mm	7 g		Reeded and plain sections with a star	Abuabdullo Rudaki, "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон", value, "Рӯдакӣ"4
These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimetre, a standard for world coins. For table standards, see the coin specification table.

[edit] Remarks

1. Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1901-present, 31st ed. states that the composition for 5, 10, and 20 diram is brass clad steel, while the Central Bank states "bi-metal (cupro-zinc-steel-cupro-zinc)".
2. "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон" = "Republic of Tajikistan"
3. Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1901-present, 31st ed. states that the composition for 1, 3, and 5 som is cupronickel-zinc, while the Central Bank states cupronickel.
4. "Рӯдакй" = "Rudaki"

[edit] Banknotes

The Current Series [2]
Image		Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description			Date of
Obverse	Reverse				Obverse	Reverse	Watermark	printing	issue
[3]	[4]	1 diram	100 × 60 mm	Brown	Sadriddin Ayni Theatre and Opera House	Pamir Mountains	Two mountains over rectangle	1999	2000
[5]	[6]	5 diram		Blue	Arbob Culture Palace	Shrine of Mirzo Tursunzoda
[7]	[8]	20 diram		Green	?	Mountain road
[9]	[10]	50 diram		Purple	Ismail Samani	Mountain valley
[11]	[12]	1 somoni	141 × 65 mm	Green	Mirzo Tursunzoda	National Bank of Tajikistan	As portrait
[13]	[14]	5 somoni	144 × 65 mm	Blue	Sadriddin Ayni	Shrine of Abuabdullo Rudaki
[15]	[16]	10 somoni	147 × 65 mm	Red	Mir Said Alii Hamadoni	The tomb of Mir Said Alii Hamadoni
[17]	[18]	20 somoni	150 × 65 mm	Yellow-brown	Abuali ibn Sino	Hissar Castle
[19]	[20]	50 somoni	153 × 65 mm	Blue	Bobojon Gafurov	Chaikhana (teahouse) Sina
[21]	[22]	100 somoni	156 × 65 mm	Brown	Ismail Samani	Presidential Palace
For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

Use Yahoo! Finance:	AUD CAD CHF EUR GBP HKD JPY USD RUB
Use XE.com:	AUD CAD CHF EUR GBP HKD JPY USD RUB
Use OANDA.com:	AUD CAD CHF EUR GBP HKD JPY USD RUB

Note: These rates could be substantially different from the rates the central bank publishes

Somoni is the highest-valued currency unit in Central Asia.

[edit] See also

• Economy of Tajikistan

[edit] External links

• Coins of former Soviet republics

[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: Tajikistani ruble Reason: inflation Ratio: 1 somoni = 1,000 rubles

Currency of Tajikistan 2000 –

Succeeded by: Current

v • d • e Currencies of Asia
Central	Kazakhstani tenge · Kyrgyzstani som · Russian ruble · Tajikistani somoni · Turkmenistani manat · Uzbekistani som
East	Hong Kong dollar · Japanese yen · Macanese pataca · Mongolian tugrug · North Korean won · New Taiwan dollar · South Korean won
Himalayas	Afghan afghani · Bhutanese ngultrum · Chinese yuan · Indian rupee · Nepalese rupee · Pakistani rupee
Indian Ocean	Bangladeshi taka · Maldivian rufiyaa · Sri Lankan rupee
Indochina	Cambodian riel · Lao kip · Myanmar kyat · Thai baht · Vietnamese đồng
Levant	Egyptian pound · Israeli new sheqel  · Jordanian dinar · Lebanese lira · Syrian pound
Malay archipelago	Brunei dollar  · Indonesian rupiah · Malaysian ringgit · Philippine piso · Singapore dollar  · United States dollar
Near East	Cypriot pound · Turkish new lira
Persian Gulf	Bahraini dinar · Iranian rial · Iraqi dinar · Kuwaiti dinar · Omani rial · Qatari riyal  · Saudi riyal · United Arab Emirates dirham · Yemeni rial
Transcaucasia	Armenian dram  · Azerbaijani manat · Georgian lari
Unrecognised Countries	Armenian dram · New Taiwan dollar · New Turkish lira · Russian rouble