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1000 Ruble

Russia 1919 1900_1945 VF P-P-13b Needs review ✦ AI 88%
Front · IMG_7213.HEIC cropped
Back · IMG_7214.HEIC cropped
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Identity

Where & when

Country Russia
Currency Ruble
Denomination 1000
Series name State Credit Note Issue 1919
Series year 1919
Issue year 1919
Era 1900_1945
Legal status demonetized
Predecessor currency Imperial Ruble
Successor currency Soviet Ruble (denomination reform 1922–1924)
Subjects & design

What's on the note

Front portrait
Reverse subject Imperial Russian double-headed eagle
Watermark
Color palette #8b4513,#d2b48c,#f5f5dc
Themes statesman,architecture,agriculture
Language / script Cyrillic

Front: Allegorical scene depicting agricultural labor in rural Russia, showing peasant figures working in the countryside with trees and landscape elements. This design represents the agrarian foundation of the early Soviet economy during the Russian Civil War period. The denomination '1000 РУБЛЕЙ' (1000 rubles) appears prominently, with the warning text 'ПОДДЕЛКА БИЛЕТА ПРЕСЛЕДУЕТСЯ ПО ЗАКОНУ' (Counterfeiting of notes is prosecuted according to law) at bottom center.

Back: The Imperial Russian double-headed eagle within a laurel wreath appears at left, representing continuity with pre-revolutionary Russian state symbols despite the political transformation. The ornate center features the text 'ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ КРЕДИТНЫЙ БИЛЕТЪ СТО РУБЛЕЙ' (State Credit Note One Hundred Rubles) surrounded by elaborate baroque scrollwork and floral motifs. The date '1910' appears at bottom, indicating the design's origins in pre-revolutionary printing plates that were overprinted or reused during the Civil War shortage of paper and printing capacity. Serial number 'ЛМ141171' visible.

Production

How it was made

Issuer State Bank of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Issuer (native) Государственный банкъ
Printer Goznak (State Printing Works)
Engraver
Material paper
Dimensions (mm)

Signatures: Cashier: signature visible; Manager: signature visible

Security features: intaglio,microprint

Geography

Russia in Europe

Russia in Europe. Other countries on the same continent shown in muted grey.

The story

Background & history

This 1000-ruble note belongs to the State Credit Note series issued by the RSFSR during 1919–1920, a period of hyperinflation and economic chaos during the Russian Civil War. The back design reuses Imperial Russian printing plates from 1910, a common expedient when the Bolshevik government faced severe shortages of paper, ink, and printing capacity. The retention of the Imperial double-headed eagle on notes issued by the Soviet government reflects the pragmatic reuse of existing plates rather than ideological choice. This series was demonetized during the 1922–1924 currency reforms that introduced the chervonets and stabilized the Soviet monetary system. The serial prefix 'ЛМ' indicates a specific print run. No known public serial-year encoding exists for this issuer during this chaotic period.

Catalogue

Collector references

Pick # P-13b
Krause ID
Rarity tier common
Series range 1919–1920
Provenance

How it came to me

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Condition
Grade VF
Serial number ЛМ141171
Serial prefix ЛМ

Note shows circulation wear with visible fold lines and minor edge wear; colors remain reasonably strong; no major tears evident

Valuation

What it's worth now

$15–$40
Type default range $15–$40
Valuation history (1)
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