The somoni (ISO 4217 code: TJS, SM) is the currency of Tajikistan. It is subdivided into 100 dirams.
History The somoni was introduced on 30 October 2000, replacing the rouble, at the rate of SM 1 = 1,000 Rbls.. It is named after Ismail Samani.
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.
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. 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.
The First Series 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 steelPlain Tajik 7-star crown, "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон","ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон" = "Republic of Tajikistan" 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 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""Рӯдакӣ" = "Rudaki"
Second series (2011) The Second Series 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
Third series (2018) A third series of somoni coins was issued in 2018 in denominations of SM 1, SM 3 and SM 5.
The Third SeriesNational Bank of Tajikistan. Coins. Available at: https://nbt.tj/tj/banknotes_coins/coins.php Image Value Technical parameters Description Date of minting Reverse Obverse Diameter Thickness Mass Composition Edge Obverse Reverse SM 1 24.5 mm 1.8 mm 5.8 g Nickel-brass Reeded Country name, Mirzo Tursunzoda Value and the year of minting 2018 SM 3 25.5 mm 6.3 g Plain with lettered inscription "СЕ СОМОНӢ" Country name, Shirinsho Shotemur SM 5 26.5 mm 1.85 mm 7.0 g Reeded Country name, Sadriddin Aynii Value and the Tajik 7-star crown, year of minting
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 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 MountainsTwo 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 TajikistanPortrait SM 3 Violet Shirinsho Shotemur Majlisi Oli 2010 2010 SM 5 144 × 65 mm Blue Sadriddin Ayni Shrine of Abuabdullo Rudaki 1999 20002010201320172018 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 20102018 SM 500 162 x 71 mm Purple and Gray Abuabdullo Rudaki Palace of Nations in Dushanbe
See also Economy of Tajikistan
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The banknotes of Tajikistan