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50 Roubles Semireche Region
| Issuer | Semireche Region (Semirechye Oblast) Administration |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Currency | Rouble (1917-1924) |
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| Obverse description | The date 1919 is printed at top centre, flanked by the denomination numeral 50 in each upper corner. A central floral and foliate vignette encloses a block of Cyrillic letterpress text attesting that the notes are secured by gold in the State Bank and by all the assets of the Semireche region. Three manuscript signature lines appear at lower centre, assigned to the Упр. Банкира, Зав. Фин. Отд., and Кассира positions, with the denomination ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ РУБЛЕЙ in bold letterpress across the lower centre and the numeral 50 repeated in each lower corner. |
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| Reverse lettering | КРЕДИТНЫЙ БИЛЕТЪ Сер. №006 50 РУБЛЕЙ. 1919 |
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Semirechye — the "Seven Rivers" region of Central Asia — was one of the most geographically isolated theaters of the Russian Civil War. Cut off from reliable Bolshevik and White supply lines alike, local administrations issued their own scrip out of practical necessity rather than political ambition. This note is part of that emergency emission, authorized by the regional administration as the area descended into a prolonged and brutal conflict that would not resolve until the Red Army consolidated control in 1920.
The S1130 series is known for poor-quality paper stock and inconsistent printing registration — a direct consequence of what was available in the region at the time, not a production oversight.