The somoni[a] (ISO 4217 code: TJS, abbreviated: SM) is the currency of Tajikistan.
[b] The somoni was introduced on 30 October 2000,[1] replacing the rouble, at the rate of SM 1 = 1,000 Rbls.
Diram banknotes were first introduced on 30 October 2000, and coins were later introduced in 2001 with the intention of creating a more efficient monetary system and gradually replacing the diram notes.
The reverses of all somoni coins are changed annually and commemorate various events.
Tajikistan coins are struck by Goznak at the Saint Petersburg Mint in Russia.