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5000 Tengas Treasury
| Issuer | Emirate of Bukhara |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a large gold crescent and six-pointed star set within an ornate cartouche of Arabic calligraphic text, flanked by two ogival leaf-shaped medallions bearing additional Arabic script. Four corner panels carry the numeral value in green and blue letterpress, while the lower register displays the Cyrillic denomination inscription in separate bordered panels. The Islamic calendar date appears in a small panel at the top center, and the serial number is printed in black at the lower left and right margins. |
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| Reverse description | Central gold crescent and star vignette set within an arched architectural frame composed of interlocking geometric guilloche ornament, printed in orange-brown. Two ogival medallions with Arabic script flank the central motif, and the border is formed by a continuous chain-link pattern. The lower section carries the denomination in green and blue letterpress panels, with the Cyrillic inscription in a red-bordered panel at bottom center. |
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The Emirate of Bukhara was among the last of the Central Asian khanates to issue paper currency, doing so only under severe duress as Soviet forces pressed against its borders and the traditional silver tenge coinage became impossible to sustain. This 1919 emergency issue came just a year before the Red Army's assault ended the emirate entirely — Alim Khan fled to Afghanistan in September 1920, and the Bukharan People's Soviet Republic abolished all preceding instruments.
The high denomination reflects rampant inflation rather than purchasing power. Notes of this series are frequently found with manuscript endorsements and cancellation stamps applied by Soviet administrators during the brief transitional monetary period that followed the conquest.