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1 Rouble
| Issuer | Georgian Republic |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Currency | Rouble (1918-1921) |
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| Obverse description | Intricate guilloche border frames the entire note, with the Coat of Arms of the Democratic Republic of Georgia positioned at the top centre. The denomination is printed in the central field in Georgian script, with the date 1919 at the lower margin. Text obligations and legal tender clauses are arranged within the decorative surround in Georgian script. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1 ერთი მანეთი 1 UNE ROUBLE ОДИНЪ РУБЛЬ AYANT COURS ИМѢЕТЪ ХОЖДЕ- OBLIGATOIRE AU НІЕ НАРАВНѢ СЪ MÊME TITRE QUE LES РОССІЙСКИМИ BILLETS DE CRÉDIT КРЕДИТНЫМИ RUSSE БИЛЕТАМИ ყალბი ბონის დამზადებისათვის ან გასაღებისათვის დამნაშავე დაი- სჯება სისხლის სამართლის წესით. (Translation: One Rouble, Has an equal circulation as Russian state credit currency, Counterfeiting or distributing fake bonds is punishable by law) |
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The Georgian Democratic Republic issued this 1 Rouble during a period of genuine political independence — the state had declared sovereignty in May 1918 following the collapse of the Transcaucasian Federative Republic, and its paper currency was a direct assertion of that separation from both Russia and the short-lived Transcaucasian experiment. The low denomination was primarily for daily petty commerce, but rampant inflation throughout 1919–1920 eroded its purchasing power quickly.
Georgian notes of this series were printed locally under difficult conditions, which shows in the comparatively modest production quality relative to contemporaneous Caucasian issues printed abroad.