Central Asia and Caucasia Khorezm People's Soviet Republic 100 Rubles 1921

History

100 Rubles 1921, Y# 17, Khorezm People's Soviet Republic

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 20-22 mm, material: Bronze or Brass.

Obverse	Symbol, amulet, talisman Star and crescent Crescent and star in centre, value (100 manat, "yuz manat") and date above, the inscription "Coin minted by the decision of the Khorezm Council" (“zarb fulus Khwarezm shuralar qarari ilan”) below. Varieties exist with 6 or 8 points in the star. ١٣٣٩ يوز منات ضرب فلوس خوارزم شورالار قرارى الان
Reverse	Coat of arms Khorezm People's Soviet Republic Device and tools (watch, compass, telescope etc.) Sickle, Shovel Depicts value in Russian flanked by the stars and the emblem of the Republic below. 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. 100 РУБЛЕЙ
Edge	Plain