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5 Roubles
| Issuer | Government Bank, Yerevan Branch |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Currency | Rouble (1918-1920) |
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| Obverse lettering | ЭРИВАНСКОЕ ОТДЕЛЕНИЕ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННАГО БАНКА Специальный тек. счет Правительства Республ. Армени Сер Р 10 № 100. Руб. 5 Руб. Эривань, Августъ 1919 г. Предъявитель сего чека имѣетъ получить изъ Эриванскаго Отдѣленія Государственнаго Банка пять рублей Министръ— Управляющій Министерствомъ Финансовъ Наст. чекъ имѣетъ обязательное хожденіе наравнѣ съ кредитными билетами |
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| Variants | P#14a(1) - orange color P#14a(2) - brown color P#14x - misprint with text "Гочударчтвеннаго" P#14y - misprint with text on back |
| Comments |
Armenia's 1919 roubles were issued under extraordinary administrative pressure — the short-lived First Republic was simultaneously fighting on multiple fronts against Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Bolshevik forces while trying to establish functioning financial institutions from almost nothing. The Yerevan Branch designation reflects the tenuous regional character of the issuing authority; this was not a central bank in any meaningful operational sense, but an improvised treasury mechanism.
The series is known for poor quality control in printing and paper stock, a direct consequence of supply shortages. The republic itself ceased to exist by late 1920.