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20 000 Roubles Bukhara Soviet Peoples Republic
| Issuer | Bukhara Soviet People's Republic |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Currency | Rouble (1917-1924) |
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| Obverse lettering | بخارا خلق جمهوریتی |
| Reverse description | Large denomination numerals '20000' at left and right within ornate scrollwork panels, with a central circular medallion bearing a crescent and star motif above the Cyrillic inscription 'РУБЛЕЙ'. An Arabic legend runs along the top margin, and the serial number panel appears at lower centre within a decorative cartouche. The note is framed by a continuous geometric meander border. |
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The Bukhara Soviet People's Republic was a short-lived Soviet satellite state created in September 1920 after the Red Army overthrew the Emirate of Bukhara — a campaign that took less than four days to dismantle a dynasty that had ruled for centuries. The new government issued its own currency partly as an assertion of nominal independence and partly out of practical necessity, given the near-total collapse of commercial infrastructure in the region.
The 20,000 rouble denomination reflects the extreme monetary instability of the early 1920s across Central Asia. By 1923 the republic had been absorbed into the Soviet system, and its currency was withdrawn. Surviving notes often show folds and handling damage consistent with heavy use in a very brief circulation window.