Catalog
1000 Roubles
| Issuer | Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a large central guilloche rosette enclosing the denomination numeral '1000', set against a fine engine-turned underprint. The denomination and issuing authority are inscribed in Cyrillic script within framed panels at the top and bottom, with decorative border ornaments running along all four margins. The overall design reflects the utilitarian state-printing style characteristic of early Soviet emergency currency. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse repeats the guilloche underprint pattern with the denomination '1000' rendered in large numerals at centre, surrounded by intricate geometric lacework. Cyrillic text panels carry the denomination legend and standard anti-counterfeiting warnings, with fine ornamental borders framing the entire composition in a style consistent with RSFSR state-issue currency of the period. |
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The RSFSR's 1918 high-denomination issues were produced under genuinely chaotic conditions — the Bolshevik government had inherited the printing infrastructure of the Provisional Government and the Tsarist State Bank, and simply kept the presses running while the civil war dismantled any coherent monetary policy. The 1000 Rouble note belongs to a period when inflation was accelerating faster than new denominations could be introduced, and notes of this face value were depreciating almost as quickly as they were signed.
Pick #95 is known across multiple signature varieties, reflecting the rapid turnover of commissariat officials during 1918–1919.