1000 Ruble #466

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.

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.