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3 Roubles Second Provisional Siberian Administration
| Issuer | Provisional Siberian Administration |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Currency | Rouble (1917-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the Imperial Russian double-headed eagle coat of arms within a circular guilloche frame, flanked by ornate scrollwork borders. The title inscription ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ КРЕДИТНЫЙ БИЛЕТ (State Credit Note) appears in vertical orientation above and below the arms, with the denomination ТРИ РУБЛЯ (Three Roubles) on a ribbon banner beneath. The year 1919 appears at the lower centre, with signature lines for Управляющий (Manager) and Кассир (Cashier) at bottom left and right respectively. |
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| Reverse description | Intricate guilloche underprint forming the central design field, with the numeral 3 in a medallion at upper centre and lower centre. The denomination ТРИ РУБЛЯ (Three Roubles) is inscribed in bold lettering at the centre, above a text panel containing the legal tender and anti-counterfeiting warning. The entire composition is enclosed within a heavily ornamented border of interlaced geometric and foliate patterns. |
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The Provisional Siberian Administration was one of several competing anti-Bolshevik authorities scrambling to establish financial credibility in 1918–1919. This 3-rouble note belongs to a currency environment so fragmented that different White Army-controlled zones issued their own parallel paper, often refusing to honor each other's notes. The Siberian issues circulated alongside Kerensky-era roubles, Kolchak notes, and locally printed scrip — a monetary patchwork that accelerated public distrust and hoarding of anything tangible.
Pick S872 falls within the "Second Provisional" designation, distinguishing it from the earlier Siberian Regional Government emissions. Kolchak's forces absorbed this administration into his All-Russian Government structure in late 1918, making the window of issue for these notes extremely short.