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5 Somoni Independence
| Issuer | National Bank of Tajikistan |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a frontal view of a prominent government building of Tajikistan, rendered in relief within the central field. Above the building, the national flag of Tajikistan and an outline map of the country are displayed. The Cyrillic legend ИСТИҚЛОЛИЯТИ ТОҶИКИСТОН (Tajikistan's Independence) arcs across the upper field, while the inscription XV-СОЛ 1991-2006 below commemorates the fifteenth anniversary of independence. |
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| Reverse lettering | ИСТИҚЛОЛИЯТИ ТОҶИКИСТОН XV-СОЛ 1991-2006 (Translation: Tajikistan`s Independence 15 years) |
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Tajikistan's 5 somoni bimetallic was issued to mark fifteen years of independence following the Soviet dissolution in 1991 — a period that included a brutal civil war running from 1992 to 1997, which killed an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 people and displaced nearly a million more. The somoni itself, introduced in 2000, replaced the Tajik ruble at a rate of 1,000 to one, closing the book on a decade of currency instability tied directly to that conflict.