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50 Kopecks Ekaterinodar
| Issuer | Ekaterinodar Branch of the State Bank |
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| Year | 1918 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The large denomination numeral '50' occupies the central panel, with the word КОПѢЕКЪ (Kopecks) below, all set within an elaborate scrollwork border in green ink. To the left of the central panel, a Cyrillic text block identifies the issuing authority; to the right, an anti-counterfeiting warning inscription appears. Decorative corner motifs with foliate and shell elements frame the composition. |
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| Reverse lettering | 50 КОП КОП |
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Ekaterinodar — present-day Krasnodar — was the administrative center of the Kuban People's Republic, and in 1918 the city changed hands repeatedly between White and Red forces. The State Bank branch issued emergency fractional currency because the national supply chain had collapsed entirely; kopeck coinage had effectively vanished from circulation, hoarded or melted, and small transactions required something. These provisional notes filled that gap under conditions of active military occupation.
The S494A designation within the Pick South Russia sequence reflects a variant distinction — likely a signature or overprint difference — from the base S494 type.