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250 Roubles Biisk
| Issuer | Biysk Branch of the State Bank (Бийское Отделение Государственного Банка) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Cheque-format emergency issue (ЧЕК) with the issuing branch name in pre-reform Cyrillic across the upper field and the numeral denomination '250' to the right, within a geometric frame of repeating square guilloche ornaments. A bold diagonal R.S.F.S.R. (Р.С.Ф.С.Р.) overprint in red is applied across the centre of the note. Three signature lines at the foot designate the Управляющий (Manager), Контролёр (Controller), and Кассир (Cashier). |
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| Obverse lettering | ЧЕКЪ Бійскаго Отдѣленія Государств. Банка Руб. 250.- ДВЕСТИ ПЯТЬДЕСЯТЪ рублей Управляющій Контролёр Кассиръ Р.С.Ф.С.Р. |
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Biysk, a trading town on the Biya River in the Altai region, was deep in contested territory during the Russian Civil War. The local State Bank branch issued its own paper currency out of practical necessity — Kolchak's Siberian government was collapsing, Red Army forces were advancing, and reliable central-issue notes had effectively vanished from circulation. These provincial emissions were stopgap instruments, often printed on whatever paper was available and circulating only within a narrow geographic radius.
The S1269 series from Biysk is among the rarer Siberian local issues. The "C" variety designation reflects known signature or overprint distinctions within the series.