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100 Roubles Turkestan District
| Issuer | Tashkent Branch of the State Bank (Turkestan District) |
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| Year | 1918 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a double-headed eagle above three armorial shields arranged in a row, with the date 1918 below; the denomination 100 РУБЛЕЙ appears in large numerals at left and right, flanked by the serial number in the lower corners. The heading РАЗМѢННЫЙ ДЕНЕЖНЫЙ ЗНАКЪ arches across the top, with ТАШКЕНТСКАГО ОТДѢЛЕНІЯ inscribed across the middle register. Arabic script denomination appears at upper right, and three signature lines with titles are arranged along the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | Symmetrical letterpress design centred on a large scroll cartouche bearing the words СТО РУБЛЕЙ, flanked on each side by ornate pillar-and-urn vignettes. A double-headed eagle in a frame appears at upper left and a crescent with star at upper right, each accompanied by a text panel in Cyrillic with the conditions of issue. Arabic script denomination is placed at the top centre, and the date 1918 is printed at the foot of the note. |
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The Turkestan District issues of 1918 were emergency money in the most literal sense — the Tashkent branch of the State Bank was cut off from central supply following the Bolshevik takeover of the region in late 1917 and the collapse of normal currency distribution routes. Local printing was the only option. The results were rudimentary by any standard: limited equipment, scarce ink stocks, and no security printing infrastructure to speak of.
Turkestan's geographic isolation during the Civil War period meant these notes circulated in a closed regional economy for longer than intended, often alongside a chaotic mix of tsarist, Provisional Government, and rival Soviet issues.