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25 Roubles Zhytomyr - Government Bank
| Issuer | Zhytomyr Branch of the State Bank (Житомирское Отделение Государственного Банка) |
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| Year | 1918-1919 |
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| Value | 25 Roubles |
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| Obverse description | Cheque-format emergency issue printed in black on plain paper with a simple decorative border. The heading reads ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ БАНКЪ (State Bank) in large Cyrillic capitals, below which the issuing branch — Житомирское Отделение (Zhytomyr Branch) — and the Волынская Губернская Земская Касса Мелкого Кредита are named. The denomination двадцать пять рублей (twenty-five roubles) is hand-typed and also appears as Р. 25 in the upper right, with a manuscript date of 26 Марта 1918 г. and a violet official stamp at lower left alongside a manuscript signature of the board member. |
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| Reverse lettering | Сей чекъ действителенъ и послѣ истеченiя десяти дней и подлежитъ обмѣну на наличныя деньги по полученiи денежныхъ знаковъ въ Житомирскомъ Отдѣленiи Государственнаго Банка. Житомирское Отдѣленiе Государственнаго Банка Управляющiй Контролеръ |
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The Zhytomyr Branch of the State Bank issued these notes during one of the most chaotic administrative periods in Ukrainian history — the city changed hands repeatedly between 1918 and 1920, passing through the control of the Ukrainian People's Republic, the Hetmanate, the Directory, the Poles, and the Bolsheviks in rapid succession. Local branch issuances like this one were a direct consequence of that instability: central supply lines for currency collapsed, and regional offices printed their own obligations to keep commerce from seizing up entirely.
Printed locally in Zhytomyr rather than at an established security press, which accounts for the comparatively crude production quality found across the S361 series.