Country: Russia

 

Issuer: Far East Provisional Government – Priamur Region

 

SCWPM Catalog No.: P-S1249

 

Date: 1920

 

Denomination: 100 Rubles

 

Condition: Very fine, one vertical center fold & one horizontal center fold, foxing on back top margin. This note shows bright colors and good paper quality.

 

Description: Black on brown, pink, and light blue underprinting. Allegorical figure Agriculture holding sickle and wheat flanked by bushel of wheat at center. Reverse brown with Russian Imperial eagle at center with denomination at left and right. This note was originally a Government Credit Note issued by the Russian Government, but the Far East Provisional Government reissued them with the addition of the two signatures on the reverse. This is one of the few issues of Russia that were printed by American Banknote Company, a beautifully designed note that is much scarcer than the Standard Catalog reflects. 154 mm x 88mm.