Catalog
1 Rublis Soviet of Riga
| Issuer | Council of Riga Workers' Deputies (Rīgas Strādnieku Deputātu Padome) |
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| Year | 1919 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | RIGAS STRĀDNEEKU DEPUTATU PADOMES VISU ZEMJU PROLETAREEŠI - SAVEENOJATEES MAIꞤAS ZĪME ŠĪ MAIꞤAS ZĪME IR LIKUMIGS MAKSAŠANAS LĪDZEKLIS UN DERIGA LĪDZ 1 JANVARIM 1920 GADĀ RIGĀ UN APRINKĪ RIGAS • STRĀDNEEKU • DEPUTATU • PADOMES (Translation: Council of Riga Workers' Deputies, The proletarians of all lands - unite, Currency note of One Rouble, This currency note is legal means of payment and valid until January 1, 1920 in Riga and the surrounding area, Council of Riga Workers' Deputies) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a large central guilloche vignette enclosing the bold numeral '1' above the denomination legend 'RUBLIS' in serif capitals. The overall layout is framed by a finely engraved geometric underprint in brown, with the numeral '1' repeated in each corner. A warning against counterfeiting is printed in small text along the lower margin. |
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The Council of Riga Workers' Deputies held power in Latvian Soviet Republic for less than five months — from January to late May 1919 — before being driven out by German Freikorps units and Latvian national forces. This note was issued during that brief, chaotic window, making any surviving example a direct artifact of one of the shortest-lived Soviet administrations in the post-WWI settlement period.
The P#R1 designation reflects genuine scarcity in the catalog record; documentation on actual print runs and distribution has never been fully established.