Central Asia and Caucasia Khorezm People's Soviet Republic 20 Rubles 1920-1921

History

20 Rubles 1920-1921, Y# 15, Khorezm People's Soviet Republic

20 Rubles 1920-1921, Y# 15, Khorezm People's Soviet Republic, Type I (Y# 15.1): arms separated

20 Rubles 1920-1921, Y# 15, Khorezm People's Soviet Republic, Type II (Y# 15.2): arms overlapped

Obverse. Photo © Zantetsuken

Description

The Khorezm People's Soviet Republic was the state created as the successor to the Khanate of Khiva in February 1920, when the Khan abdicated in response to pressure and officially declared by the First Khorezm Kurultay (Assembly) on 26 April 1920. On 20 October 1923, it was transformed into the Khorezm Socialist Soviet Republic.

On 27 October 1924 the Khorezm SSR was divided between Uzbek and Turkmen SSRs and the Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast as part of the delimitation of Central Asia according to nationalities.

Material: Bronze or Brass

Obverse	Value (20 manat, "yirgirma manat") and date surrounded by the inscription "Coin minted by the decision of the Khorezm Council" (“zarb fulus Khwarezm shuralar qarari ilan”). Varieties exist with 6 or 8 (rare) points star. ضرب فلوس خوارزم شورالار قرارى الان ١٣٣٨ يکرمه منات
Reverse	Coat of arms Khorezm People's Soviet Republic Device and tools (watch, compass, telescope etc.) Sickle, Shovel Depicts value in Russian and the emblem of the Republic above. The emblem consists of a shovel, a sickle and stalk of sorghum. This emblem remained in use until July 1922. This is supposedly a variation of the 'hammer and sickle' symbol used by the Russians and territories under their influence. The 'hammer and sickle' represents industry and agriculture, but since Central Asia was more an agricultural region, they replaced the hammer with a shovel. It has two varieties. One (Type II) showing all emblem's elements overlapped, the other variety shows the three items separately (Type I). 20 РУБ
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