Tajikistani ruble

Tajikistani ruble
рубл (Tajik)
User(s)	Tajikistan
Inflation	33%
Source	The World Factbook, 2000 est.
Subunit
1/100	tanga
Coins	None
Banknotes
Freq. used	1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 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 rouble or ruble (Tajik: рубл) was the currency of Tajikistan between May 10, 1995 and October 29, 2000.^[1] It was subdivided into 100 tanga, although no coins or banknotes were issued denominated in tanga.

History

Like a number of other republics of the former Soviet Union, Tajikistan continued using the Soviet/Russian rouble a few years after independence. On July 26, 1993, a new series of Russian ruble was issued and old Soviet/Russian rubles ceased to be legal tender in Russia.^[2] In Tajikistan, pre-1993 Russian rubles ceased to be legal tender on 8 January 1994.^[3] On May 10, 1995, the Tajikistani ruble replaced the Russian ruble at a rate of 1 Tajikistani ruble to 100 Russian rubles.

Among the republics of the former Soviet Union, Tajikistan was the last to issue its own currency. Transnistria, an unrecognized state, issued its own ruble before Tajikistan did. The reason for this was largely lack of funds and resources, with Tajikistan being the poorest of the former soviet republics and absorbing its share of the former union's economic collapse. This was compounded further by the disorganization caused by the civil war in Tajikistan.

By the end of the decade, rampant inflation caused by the economic problems had essentially destroyed the Tajikistani ruble, and plans to replace it with a new currency were drawn up in 1999.

On October 30, 2000, the somoni were introduced and replaced the ruble with 1 somoni equal to 1000 rubles.

Coin

Only one commemorative coin was issued for Tajikistani ruble. These were aimed for the collectors market and were never intended for use in circulation.

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.

Banknotes

The Tajikistani ruble banknotes have a striking similarity to the 1961, 1991 and 1992 banknote series of the Soviet/Russian ruble, with similar size, colour scheme, positioning of objects and the font. The colour schemes can be traced back to the later issues of the Russian Empire. Many of the old printing templates used for the production of Soviet notes were used on Tajikistan's notes. This is because the Tajikistani ruble was printed under the direction of Goznak, the official Russian agency responsible for the production of banknotes and coins. Some of the old printing templates used for Soviet notes were used on Tajikistan notes.

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

Historical exchange rates

Year	TJR per USD^[4]^[5]
1995	104
1996	292
1997	559
1998	781
1999	1237
2000	1550

References

↑ National Bank of Tajikistan. "Banknotes and coins". Archived from the original on April 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
↑ The Global History of Currencies - Russia
↑ Tables of modern monetary history: Asia
↑ Профцентры Восточной Европы и Центральной Азии. "Справочник - Таджикистан". Retrieved 2008-01-26.
↑ Central Intelligence Agency. "CIA World Factbook". Archived from the original on 2001-03-31. Retrieved 2008-01-26.

Krause, Chester L., and Clifford Mishler (2003). 2004 Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1901–Present. Colin R. Bruce II (senior editor) (31st ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0873495934.
Cuhaj, George S. (editor) (2005). Standard Catalog of World Paper Money: Modern Issues 1961-Date (11th ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0-89689-160-7.

External links

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

Currencies of post-Soviet states

In circulation	Abkhazian apsar (unrecognized) Armenian dram Azerbaijani manat Belarusian ruble Euro (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) Georgian lari Kazakhstani tenge Kyrgyzstani som Moldovan leu Nagorno-Karabakh dram (unrecognized) Russian ruble (Russia and Abkhazia (unrecognized) and South Ossetia (unrecognized)) Tajikistani somoni Transnistrian ruble (unrecognized) Turkmenistan manat Ukrainian hryvnia Uzbekistani som

Obsolete	Chechen naxar (unrecognized) Estonian kroon Georgian kupon lari Latvian rublis Latvian lats Lithuanian litas Lithuanian talonas Moldovan cupon Soviet ruble Tajikistani ruble Ukrainian karbovanets

Future	New Belarusian ruble

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