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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zantetsuken, post: 743516, member: 21665&quot;]Your very right &#039;Saor Alba&#039;. The symbol on Khwarezm currency (both coins and notes) is a variation of the hammer and sickle. Because the region was probably more agricultural than industrial, they replaced the hammer with a spade (shovel). Also, they added a cotton sprig to representing the major source of trade in the region. Soviet Bukhara (1920-1924) also used the same basic symbols in a slightly arrangement. What really surprised me was when they added the crescent moon which is an Islamic symbol. Considering most communists discouraged practicing religion (some even outlawing it completely), it was curious that they combined a Soviet symbol with a religious symbol. One collector theorized that since communism was in it&#039;s infancy, they tried to appease the locals however they could to get their support. In this case they probably tolerated religious practice for awhile.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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