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100 Tengas Treasury
| Issuer | Emirate of Bukhara |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Currency | Tenga (1801-1920) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a crescent and six-pointed star in gold, set within a plain oval field framed by a green guilloche border. Surrounding the central motif are multiple rectangular and square cartouches carrying Arabic script denominations, the Cyrillic value inscription СТО ТЕНЬ ГОВЪ, and the numeral 100 in red and brown, arranged symmetrically across the face. The Hijri date ۱۳۳۷ (1919 CE) appears in Arabic numerals, with the overall layout produced by letterpress in a multi-color scheme of green, red, brown, and gold. |
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| Reverse lettering | ۱۰۰ СТО ТЕНЬ ГОВЪ 100 (Translation: One Hundred Tengov, 100) |
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The Emirate of Bukhara's paper currency issues of 1919 were produced under acute political pressure — the Bolshevik forces that would end the emirate entirely were already active in the region, and Emir Alim Khan's government was essentially issuing notes against a collapsing fiscal and territorial base. The 100 Tengas was part of a series of Treasury notes that substituted for metallic coinage that had long since vanished from circulation.
Bukhara fell to the Red Army in September 1920, and the emirate was formally abolished. Notes from this 1919 emission had an active life measured in months.