Tuvan akşa
The akşa was the currency of the Tuvan People's Republic (Tannu-Tuva) between 1934 and 1944. It was subdivided into 100 kɵpejek (cf. kopeck). Akşa in the Tuvan language (akça in many other Turkic languages) simply means "money".
| Tuvan akşa | |
|---|---|
 Banknote of the Tannu Tuva 1 akşa (obverse) | |
| Denominations | |
| Subunit | |
| 1/100 | kɵpejek |
| Plural | The language(s) of this currency do(es) not have a morphological plural distinction. |
| Banknotes | 1, 3, 5, 10, 25 akşa |
| Coins | 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 kɵpejek |
| Demographics | |
| User(s) | Tuvan People's Republic |
| Issuance | |
| Central bank | Central Bank of Tannu Tuva |
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History
Prior to the introduction of the akşa, Tuva issued overprinted Russian and Soviet banknotes. The first series (issued in 1924) was overprinted with denominations in lan, with the number of lan equal to the face value of the (otherwise obsolete) Russian notes. The second series (issued 1933) carried overprints on Soviet notes in rubles and chervonets.
Coins were issued in 1934 in denominations of 1-, 2, 3-, 5-, 10-, 15 and 20 kɵpejek, a Tuvanized name for the Russian kopeck, with banknotes issued in 1935 and 1940 in denominations of 1 to 25 akşa. The names kɵpejek and akşa are spelled in Jaꞑalif.
Coins
On the obverse of the coins - the name of the state (Tuvan: TЬBA ARAT RESPUBLIK) and the issuing bank (Tuvan: TЬBA SADЬƢ-YLETPYRNYꞐ BANKЬZЬ).
On the reverse - the nominal number and in words, the year of issue.
| Image | Currency (kɵpejek) |
Material | Diameter (mm) |
Thickness (mm) |
Weight (gr) |
Herd | Year of issue |
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1 | bronze | 14 | 1,4 | smooth | 1934 | |
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2 | 18 | 2,1 | 1933 1934 | |||
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3 | 22 | 2,8 | 1933 1934 | |||
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5 | 25 | 5 | ribbed | 1934 | ||
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10 | copper+nickel | 17 | 1934 | |||
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15 | 20 | 1934 | ||||
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20 | 22 | 1934 |
Banknotes
| Image | Face value (akşa) |
Dimensions (mm) |
Primary colours | |
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1 | brown | |
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3 | green | |
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5 | blue | |
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10 | red | |
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25 | burgundy | |
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Category:Money of the Tuvan People's Republic. |
- Banknotes of Tuva. Archived July 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Image of a three-kɵpejek coin
| Preceded by: Soviet ruble Reason: independence Ratio: at par |
Currency of Tuva 1935 – 1944 |
Succeeded by: Soviet ruble Reason: annexation by the U.S.S.R. Ratio: 1 akşa = 1 Soviet ruble |