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25 Roubles Second Siberian Provisional Administration
| Issuer | Second Siberian Provisional Administration |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Value | 25 Roubles |
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| Obverse description | Ornate guilloche panel at left incorporates a double-headed eagle vignette within an elaborate border; the denomination РУБ.25 appears at upper right, with the redemption date срок 1 Апрѣля 1920 г. above. The central text in Cyrillic identifies this as a short-term Treasury obligation payable at the State Bank and its branches, with three manuscript signatures of Treasury officials below. Issue place and date — Омскъ, 1 Апрѣля 1919 г. — appear at lower right, with French-language text along the left margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | РУБ.25 Срокъ 1 Апрѣля 1920 г. Краткосрочное обязательство Государственнаго Казначейства. Предъявителю сего уплачивается 1 Апрѣля 1920 г. двадцать пять рублей въ Государственномъ Банкѣ, его Конторахъ и Отдѣленіяхъ. Директора Департамента Государственнаго Казначейства Начальникъ Бухгалтерскаго Отдѣленія Бухгалтеръ Омскъ, 1 Апрѣля 1919 г. Bons du Trésor de VINGT CINQ roubles Remboursable le 1 Avril 1920 Treasury Bill of TWENTY FIVE roubles Payable on 1 April 1920 |
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The Second Siberian Provisional Administration was one of several short-lived anti-Bolshevik governments that emerged during the Russian Civil War, operating out of Omsk under Admiral Kolchak's authority from late 1918. This 25-rouble note was printed locally in Omsk under wartime conditions — not an insignificant logistical achievement given that the Kolchak regime's supply lines were under constant pressure and the broader White movement was already fracturing by mid-1919.
Kolchak's government collapsed in November 1919 when Omsk fell to Red Army forces, rendering the entire S851 series worthless almost immediately after issue.