Lot 709
Bukharan People's Soviet Republic, silver uniface medal, c. 1920-1925

Ancient, Medieval & Milled British, World & Islamic Coins | 113
Auction: 18 October 2023 at 10:00 BST
Estimate: £400 - £500
Description
Bukharan People's Soviet Republic, silver uniface medal, c. 1920-1925, for the suppression of the Basmachi Revolt, with symbols of the State, a large star with crescent below, Arabic script within, fi ve small stars around and two rifl es with bayonets either side, 55mm, 17.12g. Very Fine, only a handful examples are known to have come to the market. Very rare and unpublished. A similar but enamelled variant sold in The New York Sale XIX (lot 2194).
Footnote
The Bukharan People's Soviet Republic (1920-1925) was proclaimed on October 8, 1920 under Faizullah Khojaev. In 1922, most of the
territory of the Republic (East Bukhara, roughly from Hisor to West Pamir) was controlled by Basmachi, and it took the Red Army until 1926
to fully suppress the revolt.

