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500 Roubles Don Cossack Military Government
| Issuer | Vsevelikoye Voysko Donskoye (Don Cossack Government) |
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| Year | 1919 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Imperial double-headed eagle vignette within an oval frame at left, with the denomination '500' printed vertically alongside. Text body in Cyrillic script states a 5% short-term obligation of the Don Cossack Host, dated 1 January 1919, issued at Novocherkassk. Serial number and manuscript signature of the chief accountant appear in the lower portion. |
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| Obverse lettering | 5% КРАТКОСРОЧНОЕ ОБЯЗАТЕЛЬСТВО ВСЕВЕЛИКОГО ВОЙСКА ДОНСКОГО Срок 1 Января 1919г. Руб 500 Серия АВ ПЯТЬСОТ РУБ. Новочеркасск 1 Октября 1918г. Начальник отдела № 00478 |
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The Vsevelikoye Voysko Donskoye — the Don Cossack Host government seated at Novocherkassk — issued its own currency throughout the Civil War as the White movement struggled to maintain any coherent monetary system in territory that changed hands repeatedly. This 500-rouble note was printed locally at Novocherkassk in 1919, during a period when the Don region was under serious Bolshevik military pressure following the collapse of the German-backed buffer arrangement that had partially stabilized the area in 1918.
Local production meant inconsistent paper stock and variable print quality across the run — something collectors regularly encounter with this series.