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1000 Roubles Biisk
| Issuer | Biysk Branch of the State Bank (Бийское Отделение Государственного Банка) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Currency | Rouble (1917-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Check (ЧЕКЪ) issued by the Biysk Branch of the State Bank, with the denomination 1000 roubles printed in the upper right. The main text field states that the bearer is to be paid ONE THOUSAND roubles by the Biysk Branch of the State Bank, with a RSFSR overprint applied across the face. Signature lines for the Manager (Управляющий), Controller (Контролёр), and Cashier (Кассиръ) appear at the foot, with a serial number prefixed В along the left margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | ЧЕКЪ БІЙСКАГО ОТДѢЛЕНІЯ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННАГО БАНКА. ₽ 1000.– Предъявителю сего уплачивается Бійскимъ Отдѣленіемъ Госуд. Банка ОДНА ТЫСЯЧА рублей. Управляющій Контролёръ Кассиръ |
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Biysk, a trading town on the Biya River in the Altai region, was deep within the territory contested by Kolchak's White forces and various regional administrations during the Russian Civil War. This note was issued by the local branch of the State Bank under conditions where central supply of currency had entirely broken down — a provincial office printing its own obligations simply to keep commerce moving.
The S1269 series from Biysk is known for inconsistent impression quality, a direct consequence of local printing without proper equipment or trained press operators. The "D" suffix distinguishes a specific typographic variant within the series.