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1 Rouble Vladikavkaz
| Issuer | Vladikavkaz Branch of the State Bank (Владикавказское Отделение Государственного Банка) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Currency | Rouble (1917-1924) |
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| Obverse lettering | ВЛАДИКАВКАЗСКОЕ ОТДЕЛЕНИЕ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННАГО БАНКА ОДИНЪ РУБЛЬ Прошу заплатить предъявителю сего и таковую же сумму списать со моего текущего счета |
| Reverse description | Plain paper reverse covered entirely in cursive Cyrillic manuscript-style printed text constituting the guarantee clause of this cheque-type obligation, affirming that the note is secured by funds held at the Vladikavkaz Branch of the State Bank and exchangeable for state credit notes. At the lower portion, two manuscript signatures appear beneath the printed designations 'Управляющий' (Manager) and 'Контролёр' (Controller), accompanied by a faint circular bank stamp at lower left. |
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The Vladikavkaz Branch of the State Bank issued these rouble notes during one of the most chaotic stretches of the Russian Civil War, when the North Caucasus was passing between Bolshevik, White Army, and independent regional control in rapid succession. Local branch issues of this kind emerged precisely because central supply lines for currency had broken down entirely — Vladikavkaz was effectively printing its own money out of administrative necessity, not monetary policy.
P#S599A falls within the broader category of South Russia emergency issues, a field notorious for forgeries and misattributions. The distinction between genuine branch-issued notes and later reproductions rewards close attention to paper texture and ink strike.