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50 Tengas / Ten'gov
| Issuer | Khorezm People's Soviet Republic |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse lettering | 50. ТЕНЬ |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in brown with a dense wavy-line guilloche underprint filling the field. A large central circular vignette contains a shield and wreath motif with Arabic script, surrounded by further ornamental text. An Arabic date cartouche appears in the upper left corner, while a small oval seal with a star device is placed in the upper right; a serial number in Eastern Arabic numerals is inscribed in the lower centre panel. |
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Khorezm — formerly the Khanate of Khiva — was a short-lived Soviet satellite that issued its own currency between 1920 and 1923 before being absorbed into the USSR. The 1919 date on this note is nominal; the Khorezm People's Soviet Republic wasn't formally declared until April 1920, so the dating reflects the revolutionary calendar adopted by the new government rather than an actual 1919 printing. These early issues were produced under extreme material shortages, and the paper quality varies considerably across surviving examples as a result.
The republic was liquidated in 1923 when it became the Khorezm SSR, rendering the entire currency series obsolete almost immediately.