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10 000 Roubles
| Issuer | State Treasury of Russia |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Value | 10 000 Roubles (10 000 Рублей) (10 000) |
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| Obverse description | At left, a circular guilloche vignette surrounds the denomination '10,000' in large numerals, with the Imperial Russian double-headed eagle arms at center. The main body of the note carries the text of a 5% short-term State Treasury obligation, with handwritten serial number and date, and two manuscript signatures below the printed official titles of the Department Director and Chief Accountant. A manuscript overprint at upper right identifies the Vladivostok branch of the State Bank, with the denomination 'Руб. 10,000' printed alongside. Vertical text panels with issue and maturity date information appear in the side margins. |
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| Obverse lettering | ВЛАДИВОСТОКСКОЕ Отдел. Государственного Банка 5% краткосрочное обязательство Государственного Казначейства. Руб. 10,000 десять тысяч рублей в Государственном Банке и его Конторах и Отделениях. Директора Департамента Государственного Казначейства Начальника бухгалтерского Отдела Бухгалтер Петроград, 1 Декабря 1916 г. |
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Russia's State Treasury issued this note in 1916 under severe wartime financial strain — by that point the imperial government was financing the war almost entirely through emission rather than taxation or borrowing, and the money supply had expanded to several times its 1914 level. The 10,000 Rouble denomination was aimed squarely at large commercial transactions, not everyday use.
The "L" suffix in the Pick reference denotes a letter variant distinguishing different signature or series combinations within the type — collectors tracking the full range of P#31 variants find the documentation uneven, and some sub-types remain genuinely scarce.