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1000 Roubles Second Siberian Provisional Administration
| Issuer | Siberian Provisional Government (State Treasury) |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | A short-term 5% State Treasury obligation. At left, a large ornate numeral '1000' flanks a central vignette with the double-headed eagle beneath a decorative cartouche. The main text field bears Cyrillic inscription in varying typefaces, stating the bearer is to be paid one thousand roubles at the State Bank and its offices, with the issue date of 1 June 1919 noted at the lower centre. Three manuscript signatures appear below the printed official titles of treasury officials, accompanied by a serial number prefix 'БГ' and number in the lower left area. |
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| 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. |
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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.