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3000 Tengas Treasury
| Issuer | Emirate of Bukhara |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Reference(s) | P#17 |
| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in red and green on plain paper, with an overall guilloche wave underprint covering the central field. A crescent and star device appears in the upper right area, flanked by the Hijri date ۱۳۳۷ in the upper left cartouche. The centre carries a decorative ogival vignette with Arabic script inscription, and the Cyrillic denomination legend 3000 ТЕНЬГОВЪ is printed along the lower margin within a bordered panel, with arabesque corner ornaments framing the entire design. |
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| Obverse lettering | ۱۳۳۷ ۳000 3000,ТЕНЬГОВЪ (Translation: 1337, 3,000 Tengov) |
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The Emirate of Bukhara's paper currency was an act of desperation. By 1919, Emir Said Alim Khan's government was facing simultaneous pressure from the Red Army, Basmachi resistance activity, and the complete collapse of the regional trade economy that had made Bukhara's silver coinage meaningful for centuries. The tenge — historically a silver coin — became a paper denomination almost by force of circumstance, with the notes issued in wildly large face values to compensate for runaway devaluation.
The emirate itself ceased to exist within a year. Soviet forces overthrew Said Alim Khan in September 1920, and the People's Soviet Republic of Bukhara voided the currency shortly after.