Tajikistani Somoni in Qatari Rial

TJS Tajikistani Somoni

Country of application:
Tajikistan

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 dirams, 1, 3 and 5 somoni.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1, 3, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 somoni.

History reference:
The Tajik somoni has been the national currency and money of the Republic of Tajikistan since 2000, which has replaced the Tajik ruble. The money of Tajikistan is named after the founder of the first... state in the 9th century, Ismail Samani. After the overthrow of Soviet power, the Soviet ruble was still used as the official currency of Tajikistan on the territory of the newly-made Tajik state. The government of the country decided that it was necessary to develop its own monetary unit, and on May 10, 1995, the Tajik ruble, which was developed on the basis of the Soviet one, was put into circulation. The coins of this issue were minted at the St. Petersburg Mint. On the coins of 2006, in comparison with the coins of 2001, there is an enlarged image of the denomination. In 2018, redesigned coins of 1, 3 and 5 somoni were minted at the Kazakh Mint.

QAR Qatari Rial

Country of application:
Qatar

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 25, 50 dirhams.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 riyals.

History reference:
The Qatari rial has been the national currency and money of the State of Qatar from 1973 to the present. It replaced the riyal of Qatar and Dubai, after Dubai became part of the UAE. Until April 28, ...1959, the Indian rupee was in circulation in the country, until it was replaced by the Persian Gulf rupee issued for the countries of the Persian Gulf. The Gulf rupee was pegged to the Indian rupee and when the Indian rupee depreciated in 1965, the value of the Gulf rupee fell and then Qatar along with other Gulf countries decided to issue their own currency.