Russia - Civil war issues 250 Rouble, 1918

ДВѢСТИ ПЯТЬДЕСЯТЪ AЗ-62 РУБЛЕЙ ДОНСКОЙ ВОЙСКОВОЙ АТАМАНЪ МАТВѢЙ ИВАНОВИЧЪ ПЛАТОВЪ НАСТОЯЩІЙ ДЕНЕЖНЫЙ ЗНАКЪ ВЫПУЩЕНЪ РОСТОВСКОИ н/Д КОНТРОН ГОСУДАРСТВЕН- НАГО БАНКА Н ИМѢЕТЪ ХОЖДЕНІЕ НАРАВАНѢ СЪ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫМИ КРЕДИТНЫМИ БИЛЕТАМН управляющий - Р.Э. Гульбин 1918 кассир - А.И. Егоров 250 РУБЛЕЙ AЗ-62

Printed in beige and dark green tones. A highly ornate frame topped with a double-headed eagle encloses the central illustration and text elements, corners contain ornate panels with the number “250” inside a dark oval frame.. In the center is a large vertical oval medallion with a portrait of Don Cossack M. I. Platov bordered with laurel and ribbon-like flourishes, his name is printed around the inner edge of the frame, flanking the portrait are two seated female figures in classical attire. Below this a rectangular frame contains legal text, and below it is the year “1918” in an oval frame, flanked by signatures. The serial number “АЗ-62” appears twice, on top left and bottom right of the note. The background across the entire note has a repeating textured pattern composed of the number “250” and the word “РУБ”.

250 250 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

A highly ornate frame composed of an entablature topped with a double-headed eagle and supported by two column encloses the central legal text, the number “250” printed inside each column. Below, in another frame embelished by flourishes and flower motifs, is more legal text. The background across the entire note has a repeating textured pattern composed of the number “250” and the word “РУБ”.