Tajikistani Somoni
a.k.a. TJS, Tajikistan Somoni
The currency of Tajikistan in Central Asia, heavily dependent on money sent home by workers in Russia.
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The currency of Tajikistan in Central Asia, heavily dependent on money sent home by workers in Russia.
The Tajikistani somoni (TJS) is Tajikistan's money, named after a 10th-century ruler. Money sent home by Tajik workers abroad, mostly in Russia, makes up a very large share of the economy, so the somoni often feels the knock-on effects of swings in the ruble. It is a thinly traded exotic.
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