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250 Roubles
| Issuer | Azerbaijan Republic |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Size | 151 × 96 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | آزربايجان جومهوریتی ايكي يوز اللي منات ДВѢСТИ ПЯТЬДЕСЯТЪ РУБ. 250 ۲۵۰ РУБЛЕЙ منات (Translation: Republic of Azerbaijan, Two Hundred and Fifty Manat, Two Hundred and Fifty Rubles) |
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| Reverse lettering | АЗЕРБАЙДЖАНСКАЯ РЕСПУБЛИКА اللي منات ДВѢСТИ ايكي يوز ПЯТЬДЕСЯТЪ РУБЛЕЙ 250 ۲۵۰ РУБЛЕЙ منات ИМѢЕТЪ ХОЖДЕНІЕ НАРАВНѢ СЪ РОССІЙСКИМИ КРЕДИТНЫМИ БИЛЕТАМИ (Translation: Republic of Azerbaijan, Two Hundred and Fifty Manat, Two Hundred and Fifty Rubles, Interchangeable with Russian banknotes) |
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The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic — the first parliamentary democracy in the Muslim world — had a very short window to build functioning state institutions before Soviet forces took Baku in April 1920. This 250 Rouble note was issued during that narrow period of independence, when the republic was simultaneously fighting border conflicts with Armenia and Georgia while trying to establish a credible monetary system from scratch.
The series was printed under considerable logistical constraints, and the notes circulated alongside a chaotic mixture of Transcaucasian, Russian, and locally issued paper. Soviet occupation ended the experiment within months of this denomination's release.