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25 Roubles Vladivostok
| Issuer | Vladivostok Branch of the State Bank (Владивостокская Контора Государственного Банка) |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | ЧЕКЪ ДѢЙСТВИТЕЛЕНЪ ДО 1 МАЯ 1921 ГОДА Владивостокская Контора ГОСУДАРСТВЕННАГО БАНКА двадцать пять рублей серебряной разменной монетой и таковую же сумму списать съ моего текущаго счета Л.№00067 |
| Reverse description | The reverse carries a block of typeset Cyrillic text constituting the guarantee clause, affirming that the Vladivostok Branch of the State Bank guarantees payment up to 1 May 1921 in silver coin against the bearer's current account. Two manuscript signatures appear below the text, attributed to the Manager and Chief Controller respectively, with a large circular bank stamp in underprint. |
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In the chaos following the Russian Civil War's eastward collapse, the Vladivostok branch of the State Bank issued its own notes when supply lines from Moscow and Omsk became untenable. This 25 Rouble note belongs to a series produced locally under Japanese occupation of the Maritime Province — a situation that made the very existence of a functioning Russian state institution in Vladivostok politically awkward for all parties involved.
Local printing meant inconsistent quality control, and the S1255B designation distinguishes a specific signature or control variant within what was otherwise a small, hurried emission. The Far Eastern Republic absorbed most of these issues into its own monetary apparatus within two years.