Catalog
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
| Issuer | Siberian Provisional Government (State Treasury) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1919 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Rouble (1917-1924) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | Срок 1 Іюня 1920г. Руб. 1000 5% краткосрочное обязательство Государственного Казначейства. Предъявителю сего уплачивается 1 Іюня 1920 года ТЫСЯЧА рублей въ Государственномъ Банкѣ, его Конторахъ и Отдѣленіяхъ. Директоръ Департамента Государственного Казначейства Начальникъ Бухгалтерскаго Отдѣленія Бухгалтеръ БГ № 30234 Омскъ, 1 Іюня 1919г. |
| Reverse description | Plain cream-coloured paper with a faint repeated small geometric dot underprint pattern across the entire surface, giving a subtle textured appearance. No additional vignettes, inscriptions, or design elements are present. |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
The Siberian Provisional Government at Omsk was already in crisis when this note was produced. Admiral Kolchak's administration had seized power from the earlier Directory in November 1918, and by 1919 the White forces were losing ground fast — inflation was accelerating, the front was collapsing, and the government was printing currency it had no realistic means to back. The "Second Siberian Provisional Administration" designation reflects the succession of short-lived anti-Bolshevik authorities that cycled through Omsk, each inheriting the previous regime's printing obligations along with its debts.
Printed locally under wartime conditions rather than by an established security printer, which shows in the note's technical execution. Kolchak's forces evacuated Omsk in November 1919; most of this currency became worthless within weeks.