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5000 Roubles Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
| Issuer | Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 5000 Roubles |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette with the Soviet crescent-and-star arms flanked by two allegorical figures — a worker at left and a farmer at right — set within an ornate arabesque border. The denomination ПЯТЬ ТЫСЯЧ РУБЛЕЙ is printed in large Cyrillic letters across the lower centre, with Arabic script numerals and legend along the top. Serial number prefix АА and date 1921 года appear, along with two manuscript signatures of the Народный Комиссар Финансов and Кассир at lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | ПЯТЬ ТЫСЯЧ РУБЛЕЙ 5000 ПЯТЬ ТЫСЯЧ РУБЛЕЙ АЗЕРБАЙДЖАНСКАЯ СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКАЯ СОВЕТСКАЯ РЕСПУБЛИКА ПРОЛЕТАРИИ ВСЕХ СТРАН СОЕДИНЯЙТЕСЬ НАРОДНЫЙ КОМИССАР ФИНАНСОВ КАССИР آذربایجان شورا جمهوریتی بش مین مناط |
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The Transcaucasian republics were brought under Soviet control between 1920 and 1921, and Azerbaijan's new Soviet government inherited a monetary situation close to collapse — the preceding Musavat republic had already inflated its currency severely. These high-denomination notes were a direct consequence: 5,000 roubles had become a routine transactional amount, not a large sum.
P#S713 falls within the short-lived period of Azerbaijan SSR independent note issue before the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic subsumed the regional currencies in 1922. The "S" prefix in the Pick reference signals its status as a semi-governmental or transitional issue — Soviet in authority, but not yet fully integrated into the central emission system emanating from Moscow.