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50 Roubles
| Issuer | Republic of Georgia |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Size | 134 × 87 mm |
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| Reverse description | An elaborate ornamental border encloses the design, with a large vignette of the Coat of Arms of the Democratic Republic of Georgia occupying the central field. The denomination numeral 50 appears on both the left and right margins, with the note's text presented in parallel Georgian, French, and Russian legends. |
| Reverse lettering | ორმოცდაათი მანეთი 50 50 CINQUANTE ROUBLES ПЯТЬДЕСЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ AYANT COURS OBLIGATOIRE ИМѢЕТЪ ХОЖДЕНІЕ AU MÊME TITRE QUE LES BILLETS НАРАВНѢ СЪ РОССІЙСКИМИ DE CREDIT RUSSE КРЕДИТНЫМИ БИЛЕТАМИ ყალბი ბონის დამზადებისათვის ან გასაღებისათვის დამნაშავე დაისჯე- ბა სისხლის სამართლის წესით. (Translation: Fifty Maneti, Has an equal circulation as Russian state credit currency, Counterfeiting or distributing fake bonds is punishable by law) |
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Georgia's short-lived independent republic — established after the collapse of the Russian Empire and Transcaucasian Federation — issued this note under the supervision of the Georgian National Bank, which had been formally constituted only in 1919 itself. The entire paper currency program was a rushed exercise: the republic was navigating simultaneous military pressure from Denikin's Volunteer Army to the north and Bolshevik encroachment, and monetary infrastructure was being built essentially from scratch.
Georgian independence ended in February 1921 when the Red Army crossed the border. Notes of this series had an effective circulation window of under two years.