The ruble (Tajik: рубл, romanized: Rubl) was the currency of Tajikistan between 10 May 1995 and 29 October 2000.[1] It was ostensibly subdivided into 100 tanga, although no coins or banknotes were issued denominated in tanga. The currency was only issued as paper money, with denominations to up to 10,000 rubles.
Like a number of other republics of the former Soviet Union, Tajikistan continued using the Soviet and Russian rubles for a few years after independence. On 26 July 1993, when the new Russian ruble was issued, old Soviet rubles ceased to be legal tender in Russia.[2] In Tajikistan, pre-1993 Soviet rubles ceased to be legal tender on 8 January 1994.[3] On 10 May 1995, the Russian ruble was replaced by the Tajikistani ruble at a rate of 100:1.
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[clarification needed] 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 economic problems had essentially destroyed the Tajikistani ruble, and plans to replace it with a new currency were drawn up in 1999.
On 30 October 2000, the somoni was introduced and replaced the ruble with 1 somoni equal to 1,000 rubles.
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Only one commemorative coin was issued for the Tajikistani ruble. These were aimed for the collectors market and were never intended for use in circulation.
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 ruble notes were reused 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.
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The ruble Tajik rubl romanized Rubl was the currency of Tajikistan between 10 May 1995 and 29 October 2000 1 It was ostensibly subdivided into 100 tanga although no coins or banknotes were issued denominated in tanga The currency was only issued as paper money with denominations to up to 10 000 rubles Tajikistani rublerubl Tajik ISO 4217CodeTJRDenominationsSubunit 1 100tangaBanknotes Freq used1 5 10 20 50 100 200 500 1 000 5 000 10 000 rublesDemographicsDate of introduction10 May 1995ReplacedSoviet rubleDate of withdrawal29 October 2000Replaced byTajikistani somoniUser s TajikistanValuationInflation33 SourceThe World Factbook 2000 est This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete Text detail from the reverse of the 1 Tajikistani ruble note Contents 1 History 2 Coin 3 Banknotes 4 Historical exchange rates 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory editLike a number of other republics of the former Soviet Union Tajikistan continued using the Soviet and Russian rubles for a few years after independence On 26 July 1993 when the new Russian ruble was issued old Soviet rubles ceased to be legal tender in Russia 2 In Tajikistan pre 1993 Soviet rubles ceased to be legal tender on 8 January 1994 3 On 10 May 1995 the Russian ruble was replaced by the Tajikistani ruble at a rate of 100 1 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 clarification needed 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 economic problems had essentially destroyed the Tajikistani ruble and plans to replace it with a new currency were drawn up in 1999 On 30 October 2000 the somoni was introduced and replaced the ruble with 1 somoni equal to 1 000 rubles Coin editOnly one commemorative coin was issued for the 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 Diameter Mass Composition Edge Obverse Reverse 20 rubles 35 1 mm 20 g 900 silver Reeded Ismail Samani Royal device 1999 For table standards see the coin specification table Banknotes editThe 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 ruble notes were reused 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 The banknote series Image Value Dimensions Main Colour Description Date of Obverse Reverse Obverse Reverse Watermark printing issue nbsp nbsp 1 ruble 102 55 mm Brown Coat of arms and patterns Flag of Tajikistan over Supreme Assembly Majlisi Olii Multi star pattern 1994 1995 nbsp nbsp 5 rubles Blue nbsp nbsp 10 rubles Red nbsp nbsp 20 rubles Lilac nbsp nbsp 50 rubles Green nbsp nbsp 100 rubles 121 60 mm Brown nbsp nbsp 200 rubles Olive green and pale violet nbsp nbsp 500 rubles Dark pink nbsp nbsp 1 000 rubles 143 71 mm Brown and purple 1999 nbsp nbsp 5 000 rubles Blue Never nbsp nbsp 10 000 rubles Orange For table standards see the banknote specification table Historical exchange rates editYear TJR per USD 4 5 1995 104 1996 292 1997 559 1998 781 1999 1237 2000 1550See also edit nbsp Money portal nbsp Numismatics portal nbsp Tajikistan portal Economy of TajikistanReferences edit 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 Archived 2007 01 04 at the Wayback Machine Tables of modern monetary history Asia Profcentry Vostochnoj Evropy i Centralnoj Azii Spravochnik Tadzhikistan Retrieved 2008 01 26 Central Intelligence Agency CIA World Factbook Retrieved 2008 01 26 Krause Chester L 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 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a author1 has generic name help Preceded by Russian roubleReason independence and inflationRatio 1 Tajikistani rouble 100 Russian roubles Currency of Tajikistan 1995 2000 Succeeded by Tajikistani somoniReason inflationRatio SM 1 1 000 Rbls Retrieved from 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