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1000 Roubles Don Cossack Military Government
| Issuer | Don Cossack Military Government (Всевеликое Войско Донское) |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Currency | Rouble (1917-1924) |
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| Obverse description | 5% short-term obligation of the Don Cossack Military Government (Всевеликое Войско Донское). The double-headed eagle arms of the Don Cossack Host is positioned at left within an ornate border, with the serial number below. The text body contains redemption terms and treasury acceptance conditions, with the denomination of 1000 roubles stated at upper right, maturity date of 1 January 1919, and place of issue given as Novocherkassk, 1 October 1918. |
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| Reverse description | Near-blank reverse with a large faint watermark-style vignette of the Don Cossack arms at left, incorporating the double-headed eagle. A circular handstamp is applied at lower left indicating the place of acceptance, accompanied by two manuscript signatures in ink. |
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The Don Cossack Military Government (Vsevelikoye Voysko Donskoye) issued this note during one of the more volatile stretches of the southern Russian Civil War — 1919 saw the White forces under Denikin reach their maximum territorial extent before the Red Army reversed the tide by autumn. The Don government was printing its own scrip in Novocherkassk throughout this period, independent of Denikin's AFSR currency, which created parallel circulation problems across the Don Oblast.
The handstamp security feature reflects the improvised nature of local wartime production rather than any sophisticated anti-counterfeiting program. Novocherkassk fell to Bolshevik forces in January 1920, effectively ending this currency's issuing authority within months of this note's production.