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| Issuer | Russian State Treasury (Государственное Казначейство) |
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| Year | 1917 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Horizontal format short-term treasury obligation note. The upper portion carries the denomination «Руб. 1000» at right and the maturity date «Срок 1 Мая 1918 г.» at upper left. A central ornate vignette in dark red features intricate guilloche scrollwork framing the obligation text. The main body bears a printed text in Cyrillic stating the 5% short-term obligation of the State Treasury, payable to bearer on 1 May 1918 at State Banks and their branches, with manuscript signatures of Treasury Department officials and a serial number below. The note is dated «Петроград, 1 Мая 1917 г.» at lower right, with a small rectangular control stamp at left margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | Срок 1 Мая 1918 г. Руб. 1000. 5% краткосрочное обязательство Государственного Казначейства. Предъявителю сего уплачивается 1 Мая 1918 года тысяча рублей в Государственных Банках и его Конторах и Отделениях. Петроград, 1 Мая 1917 г. |
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| Protection description | Fine repetitive guilloche micropattern printed across the entire reverse as a security underprint |
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