1.000 Tengas / Tingov

The Bukharan People's Soviet Republic was only proclaimed in September 1920, which creates an immediate problem for any note dated 1918 — that date reflects the Islamic calendar year 1337 AH, not the Gregorian year. The denomination itself is spelled inconsistently across the series, appearing as both "tengas" and "tingov" on different issues, a reflection of the hasty, ad hoc nature of monetary administration in Bukhara during the collapse of the Emirate.

Cotton paper was the practical choice in a region that had grown the raw material for generations. Whether that was a deliberate local decision or simply what was available is unclear from surviving records.