Russia - Civil war issues 34 Rouble, 1917-1918

5% Freedom Loan Debenture Bond - Type 1

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Information:

Country Russia - Civil war issues
Period Rostov-on-Don, City of • Rouble (1917-1924)
Currency Rouble
Denomination 34 Rouble
Type Local banknotes
Year 1917-1918
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes
Size (WxH) 182x138 mm

Obverse:

Russia - Civil war issues 34 Rouble, 1917-1918
Cyrillic (cursive)

Obverse text

(round stamp) Ростовская на Дону Контора Государственного Банка (rectangular stamp) Настоящая облигация выпущена Ростовской Конторой Государственного Банка в качестве денежного знака по курсу 85 рублей за 100 номинальных с присоединением %-въ по текущему купону

Obverse symbol

Black on green-ish underprint. At the top center, oval frame depicts the Tauride Palace (seat of the State Duma), flanked by laurel branches. Directly beneath the vignette, bold text, with several paragraphs of smaller text filling the central area below, followed by a cluster of signatures. The serial number is printed twice—once at the upper left and again at the upper right. Framed by intricate guilloche frame with square corner ornaments. At least two stamps; round ОГБ (Отделения Государственного Банка/Office of the State Bank) and rectangular one, sometimes with netting.

Reverse:

Image 1
Cyrillic (cursive)

Reverse symbol

Black on rose underprint. At the top, the text begins bold and large, below that, multiple paragraphs of tightly packed text fill the page, in the lower portion are the signatures.

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1917-1918) ND (1917-1918) + - - - - - -