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25 Roubles Vladivostok
| Issuer | Vladivostok Branch of the State Bank (Владивостокская Контора Государственного Банка) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 25 Roubles |
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| Obverse description | A cheque-style note with a simple typeset layout on plain paper. The text, printed in Cyrillic, identifies the issuing authority as the Vladivostok Branch of the State Bank and states the denomination of twenty-five roubles in both numeral and written form. A validity clause across the top reads 'ЧЕКЪ ДѢЙСТВИТЕЛЕНЪ ДО 1 МАЯ 1921 ГОДА', with a large circular bank stamp in underprint at centre, and a serial number at lower left. |
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| Reverse lettering | Владивостокская Контора Государственнаго Банка гарантируетъ, что до 1 мая 1921 года платежъ указанной на этомъ чекѣ суммы обезпечивается серебряной разменной монетой, находящейся на текущемъ счету лица, выдавшаго настоящій чекъ. По предъявленіи настоящаго чека Владивостокская Контора Государственнаго Банка уплачиваетъ полностью указанную въ немъ сумму серебряной разменной монетой. Управляющій Главный Контролеръ |
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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.