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50 Somoni Biathlon
| Issuer | National Bank of Tajikistan |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse lettering | ҶУМҲУРИИ ТОҶИКИСТОН Ag 925 31,1 REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN 50 СОМОНӢ (Translation: Republic of Tajikistan 50 Somoni) |
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| Reverse script | Cyrillic, Latin |
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Tajikistan began issuing commemorative silver in the early 2000s, largely to establish numismatic credibility for a currency — the somoni — introduced only in 2000 to replace the Soviet-era ruble at a rate of 1,000 to one. The biathlon issue appeared ahead of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, a games that carried particular political weight for former Soviet republics navigating their relationship with a resurgent Russia.
Tajikistan has never fielded a competitive biathlon program of any note, making this a purely commercial commemorative rather than a celebration of domestic athletic achievement.