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Tajikistan
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1 Somoni, 1999
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Front: Mirzo Tursunzoda (1911-1977), poet
Tursunzoda collected Tajik oral literature, wrote poetry of his own about
social change in Tajikistan, and turned out various works on popular political
themes of the moment. He won the Lenin Prize in 1960 for his poem Sadoi Osiyo.
Back: National Bank of Tajikistan building
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10 Somoni, 1999
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Front: Mir Saiyid Ali Hamadani (1281-1384), author and poet
Hamadani, also known as Shah-i-Hamadan, was born at an Iranian town of
Hamadan. He was the author of several books and was also a poet.
Back: Historical medieval monument
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500 Somoni, 2010 Hybrid Polymer
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Front: Abu Abdullah Rudaki (858-941), founder of Tajik classic literature
Back: Palace of Nations in Dushanbe
Scans courtesy of Stane Straus
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Tajikistan, bordered by Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, and Afghanistan, was Tajik
Soviet Socialist Republic of the U.S.S.R. Became independent in 1990. For a more detailed
country profile, see CIA World Factbook on Tajikistan.
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