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1000 Roubles Don Cossack Military Government
| Issuer | Vsevelikoye Voysko Donskoye (Don Cossack Military Government) |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Reference(s) | P#S400 |
| Obverse description | Imperial double-headed eagle arms within an ornate frame at left, with the inscription ВСЕВЕЛИКОЕ ВОЙСКО ДОНСКОЕ below. The note is a 5% short-term obligation of the Don Army, with the denomination 1000 printed vertically at far left within a decorative border. Text body in Cyrillic script occupies the right portion, with manuscript signatures of the Chief of Finance and Treasurer, serial number, and date of issue 1 October 1919 stated in the text, issued at Novocherkassk. |
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| Obverse lettering | 5% КРАТКОСРОЧНОЕ ОБЯЗАТЕЛЬСТВО ВСЕВЕЛИКОГО ВОЙСКА ДОНСКОГО Срок 1 Октября 1919г. Руб 1000 Серія АП ВСЕВЕЛИКОЕ ВОЙСКО ДОНСКОЕ Новочеркасск 1 Октября 1919г. |
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The Vsevelikoye Voysko Donskoye — the Don Cossack Host — issued its own currency during the Russian Civil War as the White movement struggled to maintain viable administrations across contested territory. This 1000-rouble note appeared in 1919, when the Don territory was still holding against Bolshevik pressure but the military situation was deteriorating rapidly. By early 1920, the Don Army had effectively collapsed, and the notes became worthless almost immediately upon issue.
Because collapse came so quickly, large quantities survived unspent. High-denomination notes from this series are genuinely common despite their dramatic origins — scarcity is not the story here.