Catalog
500 Somoni
| Issuer | National Bank of Tajikistan |
|---|---|
| Year | 2018-2022 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | БОНКИ МИЛЛИИ ТОҶИКИСТОН 50 ПАНҶСАД СОМОНӢ (Translation: National Bank of Tajikistan, Five Hundred Somonī) |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | NATIONAL BANK OF TAJIKISTAN FIVE HUNDRED SOMONİ БАРОИ ҚАЛБАКӢ СОХТАНИ БИЛЕТҲОИ БОНКИ МИЛЛИИ ТОҶИКИСТОН МУВОФИҚИ ҚОНУН ҶАЗО ДОДА МЕШОВАД (Translation: Counterfeit banknotes of the National Bank of Tajikistan shall be punished in accordance with the law) |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
Tajikistan's highest-denomination note by face value, the 500 Somoni was introduced as the country's currency — named after the Samanid dynasty founder Ismoil Somoni — was still struggling to establish credibility following the catastrophic depreciation of the Soviet ruble and the short-lived Tajik ruble during the 1990s civil war period. The somoni itself only replaced the interim ruble in 2000, at a rate of 1,000 to one.
The P#22B suffix distinguishes a revised signature variety within the broader 500 Somoni series, reflecting a change in bank leadership rather than any redesign of the note itself.