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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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| Composition | Paper |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a plain decorative border frame enclosing six lines of Cyrillic text setting out the terms of circulation, stating that the note circulates within the town of Biysk and its district on a par with monetary signs, and will be exchanged by the Biysk Branch of the State Bank for general state monetary signs upon their receipt from the Department of Credit Notes of the State Bank. |
| Reverse lettering | Настоящій чекъ имѣетъ хожденіе въ предѣлахъ г. Бійска и его уѣзда наравнѣ съ денежными знаками и будетъ обмѣненъ Бійскимъ Отдѣленіемъ Государственнаго Банка на общегосударственные денежные знаки по полученіи ихъ изъ Отдѣла Кредитныхъ билетовъ Государственнаго Банка. |
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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.