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1000 Roubles
| Issuer | Government Bank, Yerevan Branch |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Value | 1000 Roubles |
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| Obverse lettering | ЭРИВАНСКОЕ ОТДЕЛЕНИЕ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННАГО БАНКА Специальный тек. счет Правительства Республики Армениа Сер. Б. 87 № 00222 Эривань, Августъ 1919 года Руб. 1000 руб. Предъявитель сего чека имѣетъ получить изъ Эриванскаго Отдѣленiя Государственнаго Банка одну тысячу рублей Министръ-Предсѣдатель Министръ Финансовъ |
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| Reverse lettering | Настоящiй чекъ акцептованъ Эриванскимъ Отдѣленiемъ Государственнаго Банка и подлежитъ оплатѣ Отдѣленiемъ Банка съ 15 января 1920 года. Управляющiй Эриванскимъ Отдѣл. Государственнаго Банка Контролеръ Кассиръ |
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Armenia's brief period of independence from 1918 to 1920 produced a fragmented currency system, with different branches of the Government Bank issuing notes under conditions of near-total institutional collapse. The Yerevan Branch notes of 1919 were printed locally under severe resource constraints — the technical quality reflects that directly, and ink strike consistency varies considerably within the series.
The 1000 Rouble denomination was the highest in this issue, appearing as the Armenian Republic was simultaneously fighting border conflicts with Georgia, Azerbaijan, and irregular Ottoman forces. Soviet absorption in late 1920 rendered the entire series void almost immediately after peak circulation.