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5 Diram
| Issuer | National Bank of Tajikistan |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Reference(s) | P#11 |
| Obverse description | Central vignette presents the Arbob Culture Palace in Khujand rendered in blue-teal intaglio against a salmon-toned guilloche underprint, with the Tajikistan state emblem at upper left and the issuer's name in Cyrillic across the top. Denomination numerals appear at lower left and in the right-hand ornamental border, which is composed of repeating traditional Central Asian floral and geometric motifs in teal and salmon. Two facsimile signatures with titles appear at lower centre above the date 1999, accompanied by the value in Cyrillic at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | БОНКИ МИЛЛИИ ТОҶИКИСТОН ПАНЧ ДИРАМ БОНКИ МИЛЛИИ ТОҶИКИСТОН РАИС МУОВИНИ АВВАЛ 1999 (Translation: National Bank of Tajikistan, Five Dirams, National Bank of Tajikistan, Chairman, First Deputy, 1999) |
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Tajikistan's 1999 diram notes were issued as part of the country's second currency reform, replacing the Soviet-era Russian ruble transitional currency (the Tajikistani ruble) after years of post-independence hyperinflation and the devastation of a civil war that had only formally ended in 1997. The diram denominations — essentially fractional units — were always something of a practical fiction; by the time the series entered circulation, inflation had so eroded purchasing power that the smallest notes were near-worthless in daily use.
The 5 diram was rarely encountered in actual transactions and quickly disappeared from active use.