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50 Roubles
| Issuer | Republic of Armenia |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Printer | Waterlow & Sons Limited, United Kingdom (1810-1961) |
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| Reverse lettering | ՌՈՒԲԼԻ 50 WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDRES, ANGLETERRE. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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| Comments |
Armenia's 1919 note issues were produced under extraordinary circumstances — the republic, formally recognized by the Allied powers but perpetually under military pressure from both Ottoman forces and the nascent Soviet state, needed circulating currency fast. Waterlow & Sons handled the contract from London, far from any immediate oversight, which was itself a political statement about where the young republic pinned its diplomatic hopes.
The P#30 series includes a watermark, relatively modest security for a Waterlow production of the period, suggesting cost constraints or urgency in procurement. Armenian independence lasted only until late 1920.