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150 Roubles Armavir
| Issuer | Armavir Branch of the State Bank |
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| Year | 1918 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse lettering | Настоящій чекъ акцептованъ Армавирскимъ отдѣленіемъ Государственнаго банка и имѣетъ хожденіе наравнѣ съ государственными кредитными билетами до 1-го Декабря 1918 г. Чекъ съ исправленіями оплатѣ не подлежитъ. Управляющій Контролеръ |
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| Protection description | Violet circular official stamp of the Armavir Branch of the State Bank impressed on both obverse and reverse |
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Armavir, a commercial hub in the Kuban region, briefly hosted a branch of the State Bank during the chaotic opening phase of the Russian Civil War. This 150 Rouble note is one of dozens of locally improvised denominations pushed into circulation when central supply lines for currency collapsed entirely in 1918. The branch essentially printed what it needed, which is why the Armavir issues appear in an almost bewildering range of denominations unknown anywhere else in the Russian imperial or Soviet systems.
The sole security feature — an official stamp — reflects the improvised nature of the whole enterprise. Authentication depended on administrative ink, not engraving.