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5 Roubles Russian Government - South Russia
| Issuer | Russian Government - Armed Forces of South Russia |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Vignette of St. George slaying the dragon at upper left within an ornate frame, flanked by decorative column motifs. The denomination ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ (Five Roubles) is printed in large bold Cyrillic lettering at centre, with the heading ГОСУДАРСТВО РОССИЙСКОЕ / КАЗНАЧЕЙСКIЙ ЗНАКЪ above. Two signature lines appear below the denomination, with mandate text in smaller print at lower left and lower right corners, including an anti-counterfeiting notice. |
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| Reverse description | A large imperial double-headed eagle with spread wings is centrally placed against an elaborate guilloche underprint composed of interlocking geometric rosette patterns in blue. A shield bearing the Moscow coat of arms is set on the eagle's breast. A decorative banner above the eagle carries the inscription ПЯТЬ in Cyrillic, with the numeral 5 repeated at left and right, and РУБЛЕЙ inscribed on a lower banner beneath the eagle's talons. |
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The Armed Forces of South Russia — Denikin's command, and briefly Wrangel's after April 1920 — issued this note under the "Russian Government" designation as a deliberate assertion of legitimacy against Bolshevik currency. The series was printed under severe logistical pressure, with the White forces losing ground throughout 1920 and the currency's viable circulation territory shrinking faster than the notes could be distributed. By November 1920, the evacuation from Crimea effectively ended the issuing authority's existence entirely.
Surviving notes from this series often show uneven ink saturation, a consequence of printing conditions rather than post-issue wear.