Uryakhay Republic (1911-1914), Uryankhay Krai (1914-1921), Tuvan People's Republic (1921-1944)
Unrecognized State (1911-1944)
Location: Southern Siberia
Capital City: Kyzyl
Government type: Republic (1911-1921), Communist Republic (1921-1944)
Main languages: Tuvan
Main religions: Mahayana Buddhism, Tengrism, Orthodox Christianity
Chronology
1911: Tuva (using the Mongol name of Uryankhay), independent from both China and Mongolia
1914: Tuva comes under Russian protectorate
1918-1919: Occupied by Russia
1919-1920: Partly occupied by China
1919-1920: Partly occupied by Mongolia
1919-1921: Partly occupied by Soviet Russia
1921: Soviet satellite state of Tuvan People's Republic established
1929: Soviet-backed hardliner coup
1944: Annexed to the Soviet Union as the Tuvan ASSR within Russia
Currency
Lan (1924-1933)
Akşa (1933-1944)
1 Akşa = 100 Kɵpejek
Coins from Tuva in the collection
•2 Kɵpejek, 1934 (aluminum bronze, Leningrad mint, KM#2)