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200 Roubles Irkutsk
| Issuer | Russian Provisional Government (Государственный внутренний заём 1917 года) |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company, New York, United States |
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| Obverse lettering | Разрядъ второй. ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ ВНУТРЕННІЙ 4½% ВЫИГРЫШНЫЙ ЗАЕМЪ 1917 ГОДА. БИЛЕТЪ ВЪ ДВЕСТИ РУБЛЕЙ НАPИЦАТЕЛЬНЫХЪ НА ПРЕДЪЯВИТЕЛЯ. Серія номеръ / Билетъ номеръ Срокъ послѣдняго купона 16 Января 1928 года. |
| Reverse description | Orange and black, matching the obverse in border style and guilloche ornament. The upper portion carries the loan title «ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ ВНУТРЕННІЙ 4½% ВЫИГРЫШНЫЙ ЗАЕМЪ 1917 ГОДА» followed by the subtitle «выпускается отдѣльными разрядами по 400,000 рублей нарицательной каждый». The central portion presents a detailed prize-draw interest table in tabular format listing draw tiers, number of lots, and prize amounts across multiple columns, with explanatory text above and below the table. The imprint of the American Bank Note Company appears at the foot of the note. |
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This note belongs to the 1917 Liberty Loan series issued by the Russian Provisional Government — bond certificates converted into de facto currency after the February Revolution left the state's finances in freefall. The Provisional Government turned to the American Bank Note Company partly for practical reasons and partly for signal value: contracting an American printer implied stability and international legitimacy at a moment when neither was secure.
The nearly square format is a direct consequence of its bond-coupon origin rather than standard banknote design conventions. Irkutsk designation reflects regional issue for Siberian distribution networks, not a separate printing.