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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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| Reverse description | Multicoloured guilloche underprint in blue and brown tones with repeated arabesque and geometric patterning across the entire field. The central area carries the denomination in both Cyrillic (ПЯТЬ ТЫСЯЧ РУБЛЕЙ) and Arabic script (بش مین مناط / ۵۰۰۰), enclosed within an ornamental cartouche. Oval medallions at left and right each contain a small portrait vignette, and the lower border repeats the republic name АЗЕРБАЙДЖАНСКАЯ СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКАЯ СОВЕТСКАЯ РЕСПУБЛИКА in Cyrillic. |
| Reverse lettering | ПЯТЬ ТЫСЯЧ РУБЛЕЙ АЗЕРБАЙДЖАНСКАЯ СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКАЯ СОВЕТСКАЯ РЕСПУБЛИКА آذربایجان شورا جمهوریتی بش مین مناط НАСТОЯЩИЕ МАРКИ С РОССИЙСКИМИ ДЕНЕЖНЫМИ ЗНАКАМИ ИМЕЮТ ОДИНАКОВОЕ ДОСТОИНСТВО |
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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.