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5000 Roubles Second Provisional Siberian Administration
| Issuer | Second Provisional Siberian Administration |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 5000 Roubles |
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| Obverse description | A short-term obligation of the State Treasury. The double-headed eagle arms appear at left within an oval vignette. The central field carries Cyrillic text stating the obligation to pay five thousand roubles at the State Bank, its offices and branches, with a maturity date of 1 January 1921. Series designation 'АВ' and serial number appear at lower left and lower right respectively, with manuscript signatures and date of 5 January 1920. |
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| Obverse lettering | Срок: 1 Января 1921 г. Руб. 5.000 5% краткосрочное обязательство государственного казначейства Предъявителю сего уплачивается 1 января 1921 года пять тысячъ рублей въ государственномъ банке, его конторахъ и отделенiяхъ. Серiя АВ |
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The Second Provisional Siberian Administration's currency issues of 1920 belong to one of the most chaotic monetary environments in modern history — the final collapse of the White movement in Siberia. By the time these notes were authorized, Admiral Kolchak's government had already disintegrated, and the various successor administrations issuing currency held effective control over shrinking and shifting territory. Multiple competing paper currencies circulated simultaneously across the region, with exchange rates that were essentially fictional.
S870A is among the rarer survivors of this period, less because of careful preservation than because the political collapse overtook distribution entirely.