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500 Tengas / Tingov
| Issuer | Bukhara Emirate Treasury |
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| Year | 1918 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed on coarse cotton fabric in reddish-brown ink, with a central oval vignette surrounded by ornamental frames containing Arabic-script inscriptions arranged in multiple cartouches. The denomination text ПЯТЬСОТЪ ТИНГОВЪ is printed in Cyrillic along the left and right margins, while Arabic legends fill the central and border panels in a traditional Islamic calligraphic style. The overall layout follows a symmetrical, architectural composition with tiered inscription panels and decorative rule borders. |
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| Reverse lettering | ПЯТЬСОТЪ ТИНГОВЪ 500 پانصد تنگه |
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The Bukhara Emirate's fabric notes of 1918 are among the more unusual monetary objects produced anywhere during the collapse of the old Central Asian order. Printed on locally woven cotton rather than imported paper stock, the series reflects both a practical response to wartime supply disruption and the emirate's geographical isolation from reliable printing sources as the Russian Civil War closed off normal channels.
Emir Alim Khan issued these as his administration was running out of options. Soviet forces took Bukhara in September 1920, ending the emirate entirely. Most of these notes were likely removed from circulation quickly and survive in relatively limited numbers.