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300 Roubles Second Siberian Provisional Administration
| Issuer | Siberian Provisional Government |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Value | 300 Roubles |
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| Obverse description | Central panel bears the large Cyrillic denomination inscription ТРИСТА РУБЛЕЙ, with the Imperial double-headed eagle arms at left and right flanking the text. Two manuscript signatures appear below, identified as Управляющий (Manager) and Кассир (Cashier), with series designation СЕРІЯ-А.1001 at lower left and right. The ornate architectural border, composed of pilasters and guilloche ornamentation, frames the design, with the date 1918 in a cartouche at the foot of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | КАЗНАЧЕЙСКИЙ ЗНАК СИБИРСКОГО ВРЕМЕННОГО ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВА ТРИСТА РУБЛЕЙ КАЗНАЧЕЙСКИЙ ЗНАК ОБМЕНИВАЕТСЯ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫМ БАНКОМ СИБИРИ НА ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЕ КРЕДИТНЫЕ БИЛЕТЫ Управляющий Кассир СЕРІЯ-А.1001 300 1918 |
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The Siberian Provisional Government emerged from the political chaos following the Bolshevik seizure of power, and its currency issues reflect a period when multiple competing administrations were printing their own money across the former Russian Empire simultaneously. This 300-rouble denomination is unusually large for a regional provisional issue — most competing authorities of 1918 defaulted to smaller, more familiar denominations — suggesting it was designed to function in a high-inflation environment that was already well underway.
The "Second Siberian" designation in the series name distinguishes it from the earlier Siberian issues and hints at the administrative reorganizations that characterized the White movement before Kolchak consolidated power in November 1918.