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1000 Roubles
| Issuer | Russian State Treasury |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Currency | Rouble (1700-1917) |
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| Obverse lettering | 5% краткосрочное обязательство Государственного Казначейства тысяча рублей Директоръ Департамента Государственного Казначейства Начальникъ Бухгалтерскаго Отдѣла Петроградъ, 1 Февраля 1917 Руб. 1000. |
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| Protection type | Guilloche underprint |
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The February Revolution of 1917 left Russia with a government but without functioning public finances. The Provisional Government authorized a massive expansion of the note supply — what collectors call the "Kerenki" series, after Kerensky — and the 1000 Rouble denomination was part of a frantic effort to paper over a collapsing economy while simultaneously fighting a war. Inflation made these notes nearly worthless within months of issue.
Pick 31 encompasses several signature varieties; the "G" suffix denotes a specific signatory combination on the treasury obligation text, which is the primary means of differentiating what are otherwise near-identical notes.