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3 Roubles Far Eastern Republic
| Issuer | Far Eastern Republic |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse description | Printed in olive-green on plain paper, the reverse is composed of an elaborate engine-turned guilloche border enclosing a central ornamental cartouche. The numeral 3 appears at the top and bottom of the cartouche, with the denomination ТРИ РУБЛЯ in bold Cyrillic above a scrolled oval panel bearing the guarantee and anti-counterfeiting legend. Decorative baroque corner pieces with putti-like figures and foliate motifs complete the design. |
| Reverse lettering | 3 ТРИ РУБЛЯ ОБЕЗПЕЧИВАЕТСЯ ВСЕМ ДОСТОЯНИЕМ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ПОДДЕЛНА КРЕДИТНЫХ БИЛЕТОВ ПРЕСЛЕДУЕТСЯ ПО ЗАКОНУ 3 |
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The Far Eastern Republic was a nominally independent buffer state created in April 1920 at Soviet instigation — a tactical device to avoid direct confrontation with Japan, which still had troops in the region. It lasted until November 1922, when Japanese forces withdrew and the territory was absorbed into Soviet Russia almost immediately. The paper currency issued during those two years was always provisional in character, produced under constrained circumstances in Chita.
This 3 Rouble note circulated in a region simultaneously occupied by foreign troops, White Army remnants, and Bolshevik political operators. The monetary situation was chaotic enough that multiple competing currencies traded alongside it.