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100 000 Schweizer Rubel
| Issuer | Swiss Political Propaganda (Anti-Socialist) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Size | 158 x 86 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | GENOSSE R. GRIMM GENOSSE F. PLATTEN GENOSSE DR. A. SCHMID 100000 SCHWEIZER RUBEL Schweizer pass' auf! Stimmest am Dritten Du „ja”, Wird der Franken zum lumpigen Rubel. Zünd' drum den „Räubern” nach Haus! Schreibe ein wuchtiges NEIN! (Translation: 100 000 Swiss Roubles Swiss, watch out! If you vote "yes" on the third, the franc will become a worthless rouble. So set fire to the "robbers" home! Write a resounding "NO"!) |
| Reverse description | Red letterpress print on cream paper, closely imitating Soviet RSFSR banknote typography. A Soviet state emblem vignette appears at centre-left beside the large numeral "100000" and denomination "SCHWEIZER-RUBEL". The date "1921" is set in a cartouche below the emblem; Cyrillic guarantee and commissariat inscriptions fill the right panel, with a manuscript cashier signature at lower left. |
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Not a banknote in any functional sense. This is a satirical propaganda piece issued by Swiss conservative or bourgeois political interests during the acute anxiety surrounding the spread of Bolshevism into Central Europe after 1917. The denomination — 100,000 "Swiss Rubles" — was a deliberate absurdity, mocking both Soviet currency and the Swiss left, which had staged a general strike in November 1918 that badly shook the political establishment.
The choice of 1921 is pointed: that year saw hyperinflation destroying the real ruble in Russia, and Swiss anti-socialist groups were keen to draw the comparison explicitly. Printed locally, these circulated as handbills or novelty items rather than through any official channel.