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

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

Front: Abu Abdullah Rudaki (858-941), founder of Tajik classic literature

Back: Palace of Nations in Dushanbe

Scans courtesy of Stane Straus