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Tannu Tuva

The Tannu Tuva People's Republic was an entity that existed from 1921 to 1944. Tannu Tuva functioned as a socialist republic but was essentially a puppet state under Soviet influence. It encompassed the region of Tuva, which was previously the Uryankhay Krai protectorate of the Russian Empire. The Tuvan state received recognition from two foreign governments during its existence, the Soviet Union in 1924 and Mongolia in 1926. Eventually, in response to the Tuvan parliament's request, the TPR was absorbed into the Russian SFSR in October 1944, putting an end to its 23-year period of independence. Presently, Tuva is an administrative part of Russia.

The Tannu Tuva People's Republic was an entity that existed from 1921 to 1944. Tannu Tuva functioned as a socialist republic but was essentially a puppet state under Soviet influence. It encompassed the region of Tuva, which was previously the Uryankhay Krai protectorate of the Russian Empire. The Tuvan state received recognition from two foreign governments during its existence, the Soviet Union in 1924 and Mongolia in 1926. Eventually, in response to the Tuvan parliament's request, the TPR was absorbed into the Russian SFSR in October 1944, putting an end to its 23-year period of independence. Presently, Tuva is an administrative part of Russia.

From 1934 to 1944, the Tuvan People's Republic used the akşa as its currency, initially on par with the Soviet ruble. The akşa was divided into 100 kɵpejek. In the Tuvan language, aksa translates simply to "money".

Before the introduction of the aksa, Tuva used overprinted Russian and Soviet banknotes. The first series (1924) had denominations in lan, equivalent to the face value of the Russian notes. The second series (1933) featured overprints on Soviet notes in rubles and chervonets. 

In 1934, coins were introduced, denominated as 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, and 20 kɵpejek, which is a Tuvanized term for the Russian kopeck. Banknotes were issued in 1935 and 1940, ranging from 1 to 25 aksa. The names kɵpejek and akşa were written in Janalif script. 

After the Tuvan People's Republic became part of the Soviet Union, the aksa was replaced by the ruble, with 1 akşa equal to 3.5 rubles.

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