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5 Roubles Soviet Socialist Republic of Armenia - Shirak
| Issuer | Shirak Municipal Public Bank (Շիրակի Քաղաքային Հասարակական Բանք) |
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| Year | 1920-1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Grey-beige note with a simple rectangular border frame. The denomination '5' is printed in large numerals at centre, with the value expressed bilingually in Armenian (ՀԻՆԳ ՌՈՒԲԼԻ) to the left and in Russian (Пять рублей) to the right. The heading in Armenian script at top reads the name of the issuing bank, followed by a text obligation clause in Armenian, and a handwritten manuscript signature with additional penned annotations; serial numbers appear in the left and right margins. |
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| Protection type | Official stamp |
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Shirak — the region centered on Alexandropol (now Gyumri) — briefly fell under a patchwork of competing authorities during 1920–21, as Soviet power consolidated across the Caucasus following the Red Army's November 1920 entry into Armenia. Municipal institutions like this one issued their own scrip out of necessity: central banking infrastructure had collapsed, and local commerce couldn't wait for Yerevan to sort itself out.
The official stamp as the primary security feature tells you something about production conditions — this was emergency paper, authorized by a rubber stamp rather than intaglio printing or watermarked stock.