Country ISO code: TJ

Official language: Tajik

Language ISO code: tg

Current official currency: Somoni

Currency ISO code: TJS

Complete Financial History of the Republic of Tajikistan

Current official currency: Somoni (TJS)

• ISO code: TJS

• Symbols: TJS

• Singular name: Somoni

• Plural name: Somoni

• Monetary subdivision: 1 Somoni = 100 Dirams

• Fraction singular name: Diram

• Fraction plural name: Dirams

• Initial production date: 2000 (introduction of the Somoni as official currency)

• Final production date: Still in circulation

• Initial circulation date: 2000

• Final circulation date: Still in circulation

• Mint: National Bank of Tajikistan and contracted foreign mints

• Issuing bank: National Bank of Tajikistan

Coin denominations

• 1 Diram

• 5 Dirams

• 10 Dirams

• 20 Dirams

• 50 Dirams

• 1 Somoni

• 3 Somoni (special coin)

• 5 Somoni

Banknote denominations

• 1 Somoni

• 5 Somoni

• 10 Somoni

• 20 Somoni

• 50 Somoni

• 100 Somoni

• 200 Somoni

• 500 Somoni

Economic and historical context

• Prior to the Somoni, the Soviet ruble was used during the Soviet era.

• The Somoni was introduced in 2000 to replace the ruble and stabilize the national economy.

• The National Bank of Tajikistan oversees monetary policy and currency issuance.

• Tajik, the official language since 1929, is written in Cyrillic script since the 1940s, reflecting historical and cultural influences.

• Since independence in 1991, the government has promoted Tajik in all public and private sectors.

Minting and production locations

• Coins and banknotes are produced by the National Bank of Tajikistan and contracted foreign mints.

Designs and symbols on coins and banknotes

• Coins feature national symbols and cultural and historical elements of Tajikistan.

• Banknotes depict historical figures, cultural monuments, and natural landscapes of the country.

Production volumes, honorees, and seals

• The National Bank controls the minting volumes and issuance, including commemorative series.

Commemorative coins and curiosities

• Tajikistan issues commemorative coins for important national and cultural events.

Current circulation status

• The Somoni is the sole official currency and is actively circulated throughout Tajikistan.

Issuing authority

• National Bank of Tajikistan

Relevant monetary legislation

• Currency issuance and regulation are governed by the National Bank of Tajikistan laws and national financial legislation.

Names and titles of banknote signatories

• Banknotes bear the signatures of the Governor of the National Bank of Tajikistan and the Minister of Finance.

Persons honored on coins and banknotes

• Historical and cultural figures of Tajikistan are honored on coins and banknotes.

Official language recognized by the state for administrative, legislative, judicial, monetary, and educational use:
Tajik is the official language of Tajikistan, widely used in all governmental, legal, educational, and economic sectors of the country.