The akşa was the currency of the
Tuvan People's Republic
The Tuvan People's Republic (TPR), known simply as Tannu Tuva, was a partially recognized socialist republic that existed between 1921 and 1944 in North Asia. It was located in the same territory as the former Imperial Russian protectorate of ...
(Tannu-Tuva) between 1934 and 1944 and was equal to the
Soviet ruble
The ruble or rouble (; rus, рубль, r=rubl', p=rublʲ) was the currency of the Soviet Union. It was introduced in 1922 and replaced the Russian ruble#Imperial ruble (1704-1922), Imperial Russian ruble. One ruble was divided into 100 kopecks ...
upon introduction. It was subdivided into 100 kɵpejek (cf.
kopeck
The kopeck or kopek is or was a coin or a currency unit of a number of countries in Eastern Europe closely associated with the economy of Russia. It is usually the smallest denomination within a currency system; 100 kopeks are worth 1 ruble o ...
). Akşa in the
Tuvan language
Tuvan, also spelt Tyvan, is a Turkic language spoken in the Republic of Tuva in South Central Siberia, Russia. There are small groups of Tuvans that speak distinct dialects of Tuvan in China and Mongolia.
History
The earliest record ...
(akça in many other
Turkic languages
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) simply means "money".
History
Prior to the introduction of the akşa, Tuva issued overprinted Russian and Soviet
banknote
A banknote or bank notealso called a bill (North American English) or simply a noteis a type of paper money that is made and distributed ("issued") by a bank of issue, payable to the bearer on demand. Banknotes were originally issued by commerc ...
s. 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
ruble
The ruble or rouble (; rus, рубль, p=rublʲ) is a currency unit. Currently, currencies named ''ruble'' in circulation include the Russian ruble (RUB, ₽) in Russia and the Belarusian ruble (BYN, Rbl) in Belarus. These currencies are s ...
s and
chervonets
Chervonets is the traditional Russian name for large foreign and domestic gold coins. The name comes from the Russian term червонное золото (''chervonnoye zoloto''), meaning ' red gold' (also known as rose gold)the old name of a hi ...
.
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.
Shortly after the Tuvan People's Republic was absorbed into the Soviet Union, the akşa was replaced by the ruble, with 1 akşa = 3.5 rubles.
Coins
On the obverse of the coins - the name of the state () and the issuing bank ().
On the reverse - the nominal number and in words, the year of issue.
Banknotes
See also
*
Akçe
The ''akçe'' or ''akça'' (anglicized as ''akche'', ''akcheh'' or ''aqcha''; ; , , in Europe known as '' asper'') was a silver coin mainly known for being the chief monetary unit of the Ottoman Empire. It was also used in other states includi ...
*
Manchukuo yuan
The Manchukuo yuan ( zh, 滿洲國圓, ''Mǎnzhōuguóyuán'') was the official unit of currency of the Manchukuo, Empire of Manchuria, from June 1932 to August 1945.
The monetary unit was based on one basic pure silver patron of 23.91 grams. It ...
*
Mengjiang yuan
External links
* Banknotes of Tuva.
Image of a three-kɵpejek coin
Currencies of Asia
Currencies introduced in 1934
Modern obsolete currencies
Aksa
1934 establishments in Asia
1944 disestablishments in the Soviet Union
History of the Tuvan People's Republic
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