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🇷🇺 Russian RSFSR – 250 Rubles (1919)
Country: Russia (Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic – RSFSR)
Denomination: 250 Rubles
Year: 1919
Catalog Number: Pick #102a
Issuer: People’s Commissariat of Finance (Narkomfin)
Serial Number (example shown): АБ-016
📝 Design & Text
Language: Russian
Front text includes:
“Расчетный знак Российской Социалистической Федеративной Советской Республики”
(State Credit Note of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic)
Large central denomination “250” with decorative guilloche background
Printed signatures of Soviet finance officials
📄 Physical Characteristics
Material: Paper
Color: Purple / violet with beige margins
Size: Small-format emergency issue
Printing style: Simple engraving typical of early Soviet issues
📊 Condition & Grading
Grading company: DIM Currency
Grade: About Uncirculated (AU)
Numeric grade shown: 50
Light handling marks possible, but strong paper quality and sharp details remain
📚 Historical Context
Issued during the Russian Civil War and early Soviet period
Part of emergency currency replacing Imperial Russian money
These notes circulated during extreme inflation and economic instability
💰 Collector Notes
Common Soviet Civil War issue
Value depends mainly on condition and serial quality
Popular among collectors of:
Early Soviet currency
Revolutionary-era banknotes
Historical paper money