20 Somoni

Issuer	Bonki Millii Tochikiston / National Bank of Tajikistan
Year	1999-2025
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Value	20 Somoni
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Obverse description	The obverse is dominated by an intaglio portrait of the medieval scholar Avicenna (Ibn Sino, 980–1037) at right, rendered in brown tones against a light blue and yellow guilloche underprint. The numeral '20' appears in large format at centre-left, with the Tajik inscription 'БИСТ СОМОНИ' below; the issuer name 'БОНКИ МИЛЛИИ ТОЧИКИСТОН' is printed in Cyrillic across the top. A vertical ornamental band with geometric and floral patterns runs along the left margin, flanked by the serial number in two positions.
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Reverse description	The reverse presents a vignette of the Hissar Fortress (Қалъаи Ҳисор) at centre, rendered in brown intaglio against a blue and ochre guilloche background. To the right, vignettes of traditional Tajik craft objects — a decorative circular tray and a ceramic vessel — are set within the geometric underprint. The English legend 'NATIONAL BANK OF TAJIKISTAN' and 'TWENTY SOMONI' appear along the upper register, with the numeral '20' at upper right accompanied by a small Tajik flag vignette; the fortress caption 'Қалъаи Ҳисор' is printed below the main vignette.
Reverse lettering	NATIONAL BANK OF TAJIKISTAN TWENTY SOMONI 20 Қалъаи Ҳисор
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