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3 Roubles Slutsk
| Issuer | Slutsk District Zemstvo (Слуцкое Уездное Земство) |
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| Year | 1918 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black text on green underprint within a decorative rectangular border of repeating ornamental units. The heading reads СЛУЦКОЕ УѢЗДНОЕ ЗЕМСТВО in two lines, followed by the denomination inscription Краткосрочная бона на сумму три рубля. The numeral 3 appears at each corner, with the face value 3 руб. at centre; a circular violet handstamp of the Zemstvo authority is applied at lower left, accompanied by manuscript signatures of the Chairman and Members of the Zemstvo Board. |
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| Reverse description | Green guilloche underprint with a repeating border of Три руб. inscriptions along all four margins. The centre carries the full title Краткосрочная бона Слуцкаго Уѣзднаго Земства, followed by На сумму три рубля, with three numbered clauses of legal text governing the issue, redemption, and legal-tender status of the bonds. The denomination 3 Руб. appears in large figures at left and right, the year 1918 at lower left, and a warning legend Подѣлка будетъ преслѣдоваться закономъ at the foot. |
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The Slutsk District Zemstvo issued these notes during the chaotic months of 1918 when the collapse of central authority left local administrations across the former Russian Empire scrambling to create functioning exchange media. Zemstvo scrip of this type was purely a local emergency measure — accepted within the district but nowhere else, and often treated with suspicion even there.
The handstamp is the note's only security feature, applied to authenticate individual copies at the point of issue. Forgery was a genuine concern with zemstvo emissions, and many circulating counterfeits of similar provincial scrip are known from this period. Authentication of the handstamp impression is worth close attention.