20 Tenga - Muhammad Alim Khan bin Abdul-Ahad

€101,158.00
IssuerEmirate of Bukhara
Year1919
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value20 Tenga
CurrencyTenga (1801-1920)
CompositionBrass (bronze or brass)
Weight7.75 g
Dimensions32.5 mm
Thickness1.3 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#51.1, Y#12
Obverse descriptionInscription and date in crescent, 6-pointed circled star above
Obverse scriptArabic
Obverse letteringضرب بخارا
(Translation: “zarb Bukharayi sharif”)
Reverse descriptionInscription and date within 6-pointed star
Reverse scriptArabic
Reverse letteringتنکه بیست ٣٧ ١٣
(Translation: 20 tengah 13 37)
EdgePlain (varieties exist with an angled milled edge)
Mint
Mintage1337 (1919)  - ١٣٣٧ date on both sides -
1337 (1919)  - ١٣٣٧ date on the reverse only -
Catalog ID8440255540
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