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TJ

-Places:* Tajikistan, ISO 3166-1 country code** .tj, the country code top level domain for Tajikistan* Tianjin, China* a popular nickname for Tijuana, Mexico-People:* Thomas Jones , a Welsh educationalist...

 disambiguation page

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ISO 4217

ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...

 code: TJS) is the currency of Tajikistan

Tajikistan

Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....

. It is subdivided into 100 diram . The currency is named after the father of the Tajik

Tajikistan

Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....

 nation, Ismail Samani (also spelled Ismoil Somoni).

History

The somoni was introduced on October 30, 2000; it replaced the Tajikistani ruble

Tajikistani ruble

The ruble was the currency of Tajikistan between May 10, 1995 and October 29, 2000. It was subdivided into 100 tanga, although no coins or banknotes were issued denominated in tanga.-History:...

, at the rate of 1 somoni = 1000 rubles.

Coins

The Current Series http://www.nbt.tj/en/?c=3&id=15
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	brass-clad steel	Plain	Tajik 7-star crown, "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон"1, 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 Brass Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties.In comparison, bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin...
		50 diram	21 mm	1.45 mm	3.6 g
		1 somoni	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
		3 somoni	25.5 mm	1.8 mm	6.3 g		Lettered	Coat of arms Coat of arms of Tajikistan The State Emblem of Tajikistan is a modified version of the original coat of arms of the Tajik SSR that was in use until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991... , "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон", value
		5 somoni	26.5 mm	1.85 mm	7 g		Reeded and plain sections with a star	Abuabdullo Rudaki Rudaki Abu Abdollah Jafar ibn Mohammad Rudaki , also written as Rudagi , was a Persian poet, and is regarded as the first great literary genius of the Modern Persian, who composed poems in the "New Persian" alphabet. Rudaki is considered as a founder of Persian classical literature.He was born in 858 in... , "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон", value, "Рӯдакӣ"3

Remarks

1. "ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон" = "Republic of Tajikistan"
2. Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1901–present, 31st ed. states that the composition for 1, 3, and 5 som is cupronickel
   Cupronickel
   Cupronickel or copper-nickel or "cupernickel" is an alloy of copper that contains nickel and strengthening elements, such as iron and manganese. Cupronickel is highly resistant to corrosion in seawater, because its electrode potential is adjusted to be neutral with regard to seawater...
   
   -zinc
   Zinc
   Zinc , or spelter , is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element in group 12 of the periodic table. Zinc is, in some respects, chemically similar to magnesium, because its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2...
   
   , while the Central Bank states cupronickel
   Cupronickel
   Cupronickel or copper-nickel or "cupernickel" is an alloy of copper that contains nickel and strengthening elements, such as iron and manganese. Cupronickel is highly resistant to corrosion in seawater, because its electrode potential is adjusted to be neutral with regard to seawater...
   
   .
3. "Рӯдакӣ" = "Rudaki"

Banknotes

The Current Series http://www.nbt.tj/en/?c=3&id=14
Image		Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description			Date of
Obverse	Reverse				Obverse	Reverse	Watermark	printing	issue
		1 diram	100 × 60 mm	Brown	Sadriddin Ayni Sadriddin Ayni Sadriddin Ayni , also Sadriddin Aini, a Tajik intellectual prolifically engaged in poetry, fictional writing, journalism, history and lexicography...  Theatre and Opera House	Pamir Mountains Pamir Mountains The Pamir Mountains are a mountain range in Central Asia formed by the junction or knot of the Himalayas, Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, and Hindu Kush ranges. They are among the world’s highest mountains and since Victorian times they have been known as the "Roof of the World" a probable...	Two mountains over rectangle	1999	2000 2010
		5 diram		Blue	Arbob Cultural Palace	Shrine of Mirzo Tursunzoda Mirzo Tursunzoda Mirzo Tursunzoda - was an important poet and a prominent politic figure. Today Tursunzoda has been elevated to the level of a national hero of Tajikistan. Tursunzoda's face appears on the front of the one Somoni note. The town of Tursunzoda is named in his honor. He was awarded the Stalin...
		20 diram		Green	Meetings Hall of the National Bank of Tajikistan	Mountain road
		50 diram		Purple	Ismail Samani	Mountain valley
		1 somoni	141 × 65 mm	Green	Mirzo Tursunzoda Mirzo Tursunzoda Mirzo Tursunzoda - was an important poet and a prominent politic figure. Today Tursunzoda has been elevated to the level of a national hero of Tajikistan. Tursunzoda's face appears on the front of the one Somoni note. The town of Tursunzoda is named in his honor. He was awarded the Stalin...	National Bank of Tajikistan National Bank of Tajikistan -External links:...	As portrait
		3 somoni	141 x 65 mm	Violet	Shirinsho Shotemur	Majlisi Oli (parliament) building in Dushanbe
		5 somoni	144 × 65 mm	Blue	Sadriddin Ayni Sadriddin Ayni Sadriddin Ayni , also Sadriddin Aini, a Tajik intellectual prolifically engaged in poetry, fictional writing, journalism, history and lexicography...	Shrine of Abuabdullo Rudaki Rudaki Abu Abdollah Jafar ibn Mohammad Rudaki , also written as Rudagi , was a Persian poet, and is regarded as the first great literary genius of the Modern Persian, who composed poems in the "New Persian" alphabet. Rudaki is considered as a founder of Persian classical literature.He was born in 858 in...
		10 somoni	147 × 65 mm	Red	Mir Said Alii Hamadoni	The tomb of Mir Said Alii Hamadoni
		20 somoni	150 × 65 mm	Yellow-brown	Abuali ibn Sino	Hissar Castle
		50 somoni	153 × 65 mm	Blue	Bobojon Gafurov	Chaikhana (teahouse) Sino
		100 somoni	156 × 65 mm	Brown	Ismail Samani	Presidential Palace
		200 somoni	159 x 68 mm	Brown and Yellow	Nusratullo Makhsum	National Library building in Dushanbe
		500 somoni	162 x 71 mm	Purple and Gray	Abuabdullo Rudaki	Palace of Nations in Dushanbe	-

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