Catalog
1 Rouble
| Issuer | National Bank of Tajikistan |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Currency | Rouble (1995-2000) |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of Tajikistan is set within an ornate circular vignette at the left, surrounded by fine guilloche underprint in green and orange tones across the entire face. A central cartouche in an elaborate scalloped frame carries the denomination numeral '1' alongside the Tajik legend 'Як рубл', with additional numeral panels in orange at the upper right and lower left corners. The date '1994' appears in a decorative banner along the lower border. |
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| Reverse description | A central vignette set within a lobed, ogival frame renders the parliament building of Tajikistan in intaglio-style engraving, with the national flag of Tajikistan flying above the roofline in red, white, and green. The surrounding guilloche underprint is executed in orange and green tones, with rosette numeral panels bearing '1' at the upper corners and a further rosette at the lower left. A pink decorative banner along the lower edge carries the denomination legend 'ЯК РУБЛ'. |
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Tajikistan's first national currency issue came in 1994, replacing the Soviet and then Russian ruble that had continued circulating after independence. The Tajik ruble was always a transitional measure — the government introduced it knowing full well it would be short-lived, and indeed the entire series was replaced by the somoni in 2000. The 1 rouble sits at the lowest end of a series that was almost immediately devalued into irrelevance by hyperinflation; by the mid-1990s, denominations in the thousands were required for ordinary purchases.
Pick lists this as P#1, the foundation note of an independent monetary system built during an active civil war.