Russia - Civil war issues 25 Rouble 1918

Rostov-on-Don Office of the State Bank

No watermarks; Series АД-76…АИ-34; Rostov

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Russia - Civil war issues 25 Rouble, 1918 obverse
Russia - Civil war issues 25 Rouble, 1918 reverse

Information:

Rarity B - Uncommon
Date Variety Iss. VG F VF XF AU UNC
1918 No watermarks; Series АД-76…АИ-34; Rostov + - - - - - -
Reference P#S412a
Country Russia - Civil war issues
Period Don Republic • Rouble (1917-1924)
Currency Rouble
Denomination 25 Rouble
Type Local banknotes
Year 1918
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes on 05.12.2025
Size (WxH) 150x90 mm

Obverse:

Russia - Civil war issues 25 Rouble, 1918
Cyrillic

Obverse text

КГ-55 ДВАДЦАТЬ ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ КГ-55 НАСТОЯЩІЙ ДЕНЕЖНЫЙ ЗНАКЪ ВЫПУЩЕНЪ РОСТОВСКОЙ н/Д. КОНТОРОЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННАГО БАНКА И ИМѢЕТЪ ХОЖДЕНІЕ НАРАВНѢ СЪ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫМИ КРЕДИТНЫМИ БИЛЕТАМИ Управляющий - Р.Э. Гульбин 1918 Кассир - А.И. Егоров

Obverse symbol

Printed in green and black tones. At the top center, a double-headed eagle, framed by decorative curtains that hang from garlands and rosettes, extending to both sides. Denomination, legal tet and signatures are below. On the left side stands a classical female figure in a robe, holding a sword in her right hand and extending her left hand. To the right of the text the denomination repeats. The serial number appears twice, once in the bottom left and once in the top right. The bottom center displays the year “1918” in a decorative cartouche. Theres a background grid consisting of faint number "25" repeating. The frame of the banknote is a thick, dark green rectangular border, along its inner edge runs a pattern decorated with leaves.

Reverse:

Image 1
Cyrillic

Reverse text

25 РУБЛЕЙ НАСТОЯЩІЙ ДЕНЕЖНЫЙ ЗНАКЪ ОБЯЗАТЕЛЕНЪ КЪ ПРІЕМУ ВЪ ПЛАТЕЖИ ВСѢМИ ПРАБИТЕЛЬСТВЕННЫМИ И ЧАСТНЫМИ УЧРЕЖДЕНІЯМИ. А ТАКЖЕ ПРИ РАСЧЕТАХЪ МЕЖДУ ЧАСТНЫМИ ДИЦАМИ. ПОДДѢЛКА ДЕНЕЖНЫХЪ ЗНАКОВЪ ПРЕСЛѢДУЕТСЯ ЗАКОНОМЪ

Reverse symbol

Printed in green and black tones. Legal text occupies the center, the background of the has a faint large red numeral “25”, radiating lines extend outward from the center, creating a sunburst pattern. Its framed by an elaborate architectural-style border, on each side of the frame stands a sculpted male figure, each draped in cloth and resting one arm on his head while standing on a plinth. The upper border includes a decorative pediment with scrollwork and foliage; centered within it is a cartouche that contains the denomination in ornate font above the word. The bottom frame includes a tightly repeated pattern of “25” enclosed in small circles. In the bottom corners, square decorative medallions hold the number “25” again.