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5 Roubles Terek-Daghestan Territory
| Issuer | Terek-Daghestan Territory |
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| Year | 1918 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The face of this control mark (контрольная марка) is enclosed within a decorative guilloche border. At the upper left, the large numeral "5" is printed, while the Cyrillic inscription КОНТРОЛЬНАЯ МАРКА runs across the upper central panel, above a dark horizontal band bearing ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ (Five Roubles); a small Imperial Russian double-headed eagle vignette occupies the upper right corner. A handwritten date line, reading "25-го января 1918 г.", appears in the lower portion of the face. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is unadorned, carrying a centrally placed block of green Cyrillic text declaring the note's equivalence to credit notes and a statutory counterfeiting warning, with no vignettes or decorative borders present. |
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The Terek-Daghestan Territory was a short-lived anti-Bolshevik entity that emerged from the chaos of the North Caucasus in 1918, competing for legitimacy against Soviet authority, Chechen and Ingush irregular forces, and the White Army's own fractious command structure. Its currency issues were necessarily improvised — printed under conditions far removed from any normal banking arrangement.
P-S525 falls within a series that collectors treat with particular caution regarding authenticity, as contemporary forgeries and later facsimiles have both entered the market. The "S" prefix in the Pick numbering signals its provisional, quasi-governmental origin.