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250 Tomans on 1000 Mark
| Issuer | Azerbaijan People's Government |
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| Year | 1945 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | A German Reichsbanknote of 1000 Mark (dated 21. April 1910, Reichsbank-Direktorium, Berlin) serving as the host note, with a red overprint applied by the Azerbaijan People's Government revaluing it at 250 Tomans. The original note displays elaborate gothic lettering reading 'Reichsbanknote. Ein Tausend Mark' within an ornate letterpress border, with serial numbers in red at left and right margins. Multiple manuscript signatures of Reichsbank directors appear across the lower portion of the note. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1000 |
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The Azerbaijan People's Government — the short-lived Soviet-backed separatist republic in Iranian Azerbaijan, not the Republic of Azerbaijan — issued this note during its brief existence from late 1945 to late 1946. The "250 Tomans on 1000 Mark" is exactly what it sounds like: a German Reichsbank 1000 Mark note overstamped for use as local currency. The Bundesdruckerei plates were apparently available through Soviet channels, making Reichsbank stock a convenient substrate for an administration that had no time to commission original printing.
The republic collapsed in December 1946 when Iranian government forces retook Tabriz. Few notes survived the subsequent suppression.