Catalog
250 Roubles
| Issuer | Government Bank, Yerevan Branch |
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| Year | 1919 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | ЭРИВАНСКОЕ ОТДЕЛЕНИЕ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННАГО БАНКА. Специальный тек. счет Правительства Республики Армении. Сер. Г. 124 № 0230 Эривань, Августа 1919 года. Предъявитель сего чека имеет получить изъ Эриванского Отделения Государственного Банка двести пятьдесять рублей. Министр-Председатель Министр Финансов Настоящий чек имеет обязательное хождение наравне съ кредитными билетами. |
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| Reverse lettering | Настоящий чек акцептован Эриванским Отделением Государственного Банка и подлежит оплате Отделением Банка с 15 января 1920 года. Управляющий Эриванским Отдел. Государственного Банка Контролер Кассир |
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The Armenian 250 Rouble notes of 1919 were issued by the short-lived First Republic of Armenia, which had declared independence from the collapsing Russian Empire only in May 1918. The Yerevan branch designation reflects the fledgling government's attempt to establish functioning financial institutions while simultaneously fighting a war on multiple fronts — against Ottoman forces, Azerbaijani troops over disputed territory, and the economic chaos of a near-total blockade.
The series was printed locally under severe material constraints. Paper quality varies considerably across surviving examples, a direct consequence of wartime supply shortages rather than any post-issue deterioration.