Central Asia and Caucasia Khorezm People's Soviet Republic 25 Rubles 1921

History

25 Rubles 1921, Y# 16, Khorezm People's Soviet Republic

25 Rubles 1921, Y# 16, Khorezm People's Soviet Republic, Inverted P (Cyrillic R) in Rubles

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.

Size varies 24-26 mm, material: Bronze or Brass.

Obverse	Value (20 manat, "yigirma besh manat") and date above, the inscription "Coin minted by the decision of the Khorezm Council" (“zarb fulus Khwarezm shuralar qarari ilan”) below. Y# 16.1: inscription starting on the right with “Khwarezm” Y# 16.2: inscription starting on the right with “shuralar” ١٣٣٩ يکرمه بش منات ضرب فلوس خوارزم شورالار قرارى الان
Reverse	Coat of arms Khorezm People's Soviet Republic Device and tools (watch, compass, telescope etc.) Sickle Symbol, amulet, talisman Star and crescent Depicts value in Russian and the emblem of the Republic above. The emblem consists of a shovel, a sickle and stalk of sorghum, crescent and star above. 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. Many die varieties exist: • different arms design • 8, 12, 16 or 18 points in the star • inverted P (Cyrillic R) in Rubles 25 РУБЛЕЙ
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