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{{Short description|Currency of the Tuvan People's Republic}}
{{redirect|Akşa|other uses|Aksha (disambiguation)|and|Aksa (disambiguation)}}
{{Unreferenced|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox currency
| currency_name_in_local =

| image_1 = 1aksha.jpg
| image_title_1 = Banknote of the Tannu Tuva 1 akşa (obverse)
| iso_code =
| using_countries = [[Tuvan People's Republic]]
| subunit_ratio_1 = {{frac|1|100}}
| subunit_name_1 = [[kɵpejek]]
| symbol =
| no_plural = Y
| used_coins = 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 kɵpejek
| used_banknotes =  1, 3, 5, 10, 25 akşa
| issuing_authority = [[Central Bank of Tannu Tuva]]
| obsolete = yes
}}

The '''akşa''' was the currency of the [[Tuvan People's Republic]] (Tannu-Tuva) between 1934 and 1944 and was equal to the [[Soviet ruble]] upon introduction. It was subdivided into 100 '''kɵpejek''' (cf. [[Ruble#Etymology|kopeck]]). Akşa in the [[Tuvan language]] (akça in many other [[Turkic languages]]) simply means "money".

== History ==

Prior to the introduction of the akşa, Tuva issued overprinted Russian and Soviet [[banknote]]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]]s 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]].

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 ({{langx|tyv|TЬBA ARAT RESPUBLIK}}) and the issuing bank ({{langx|tyv|TЬBA SADЬƢ-YLETPYRNYꞐ BANKЬZЬ}}).

On the '''reverse''' - the nominal number and in words, the year of issue.
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center"
! Image
! Currency<br>(kɵpejek)
! Material
! Diameter<br>(mm)
! Thickness<br>(mm)
! Weight<br>(gr)
! Herd
! Year of issue
|-
| [[File: 1 kɵpejek.png|120px]]
| <big>1</big>
|rowspan="4"| [[bronze]]
| 14
|
| 1,4
|rowspan="3"| smooth
| 1934
|-
| [[File: 2 kɵpejek.png|120px]]
| <big>2</big>
| 18
|
| 2,1
| 1933 1934
|-
| [[File:3kopeiki(Tuva 1934).jpg|120px]]
| <big>3</big>
| 22
|
| 2,8
| 1933 1934
|-
| [[File:5kopeek(Tuva 1934).jpg|120px]]
| <big>5</big>
| 25
|
| 5
|rowspan="4"| ribbed
| 1934
|-
| [[File: 10 kɵpejek.png|120px]]
| <big>10</big>
|rowspan="3"| [[copper]]+[[nickel]]
| 17
|
|
| 1934
|-
| [[File: 15 kɵpejek.png|120px]]
| <big>15</big>
| 20
|
|
| 1934
|-
| [[File:20kopeek(Tuva 1934).jpg|120px]]
| <big>20</big>
| 22
|
|
| 1934
|+
|}

=== Banknotes ===

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
!colspan="2"| Image
!rowspan="2"| Face value<br>(akşa)
!rowspan="2"| Dimensions<br>(mm)
!rowspan="2"| Primary<br>colours
|-
! Front side
! Downside
|-
|bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:1 Akşa - Tannu Tuva (1940) 01.jpg|123px]]
|bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:1 Akşa - Tannu Tuva (1940) 02.jpg|123px]]
| <big>1</big>
| 
| brown
|-
|bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:3 Akşa - Tannu Tuva (1940) 01.jpg|123px]]
|bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:3 Akşa - Tannu Tuva (1940) 02.jpg|123px]]
| <big>3</big>
| 
| green
|-
|bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:5 Akşa - Tannu Tuva (1940) 01.jpg|123px]]
|bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:5 Akşa - Tannu Tuva (1940) 02.jpg|123px]]
| <big>5</big>
| 
| blue
|-
|bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:10 Akşa - Tannu Tuva (1940) 01.jpg|123px]]
|bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:10 Akşa - Tannu Tuva (1940) 02.jpg|123px]]
| <big>10</big>
| 
| red
|-
|bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:25 Akşa - Tannu Tuva (1940) 01.jpg|123px]]
|bgcolor="#000000"| [[File:25 Akşa - Tannu Tuva (1940) 02.jpg|123px]]
| <big>25</big>
| 
| burgundy
|+
|}

==See also==

{{Portal|Money|Numismatics}}

* [[Akçe]]
* [[Manchukuo yuan]]
* [[Mengjiang yuan]]

==External links==

{{Commons category|Money of the Tuvan People's Republic}}
* Banknotes of Tuva. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725180456/http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/countries/russia_misc.html#tannu-tuva |date=July 25, 2011 }}
* [http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin_ns.php?image=nmc/tan-3&desc=Tannu%20Tuva%20y3%203%20Kopejek%20(1934) Image of a three-kɵpejek coin]

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{{n-before|currency=[[Soviet ruble]]|ratio=at par|reason=independence}}
{{n-currency|location=[[Tuvinian People's Republic|Tuva]]|start=1935|end=1944}}
{{n-after|currency=[[Soviet ruble]]|ratio=1 akşa = 3.50 Soviet rubles|reason=annexation by the [[U.S.S.R.]]}}
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[[Category:Currencies of Asia]]
[[Category:Currencies introduced in 1934]]
[[Category:Modern obsolete currencies]]
[[Category:Tuva|Aksa]]
[[Category:1934 establishments in Asia]]
[[Category:1944 disestablishments in the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:History of the Tuvan People's Republic]]


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