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20 Roubles - Perforated North Russia - Chaikovskiy Government
| Issuer | Chaikovskiy Government (Northern Region) |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The face of this small-format treasury note is dominated by the denomination numeral '20' in figures at centre, surrounded by a guilloche underprint border, with the value rendered in words and abbreviated form in Cyrillic script. Corner numerals repeat the denomination '20' in each quadrant. The note carries an obligatory circulation legend across the lower portion, printed in letterpress. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in brown on plain paper, centred on a large bold numeral '20' set within a cartouche of guilloche scrollwork. The text 'РУБ' and 'ЛЕЙ' flanks the central numeral, completing the denomination reading 'РУБЛЕЙ'. Corner numerals '20' appear in all four quadrants. An anti-counterfeiting warning legend is printed in three lines at centre below the main vignette. The note bears a perforation cancellation pattern visible across the face. |
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The Chaikovskiy Government — formally the Supreme Administration of the Northern Region — was a short-lived anti-Bolshevik administration based in Arkhangelsk, backed by Allied intervention forces after the 1918 landings. Its currency needs were improvised from the start. This note derives from the general 1919 North Russia emission, distinguished here by a perforation applied as a security measure against counterfeiting or unauthorized reissue — an unusually low-tech solution for a government already printing on foreign presses with Allied logistical support.
The administration collapsed in early 1920 as Allied troops withdrew. Notes that survived redemption attempts are genuinely scarce.