25 Roubles Batum

Batum — the Black Sea port then under British military occupation — had its own improvised currency problem in 1919. The British administration controlled the city following Ottoman withdrawal, but the surrounding region was contested between Georgia, Armenia, and various forces loyal to or fighting the remnants of Russian authority. The Batum Treasury notes emerged from this administrative vacuum rather than from any stable financial institution.

At 48 × 31 mm, this is among the smallest emergency issues of the entire Russian Civil War period — closer to a postage stamp in physical scale than to conventional paper money. Printing locally under occupation conditions kept quality minimal.