Russia (1917-1923)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the period during which the Russian Civil War was active. On one side were the Bolsheviks (also known as the Red Army) and on the other, the White Army, formed by a political-military coalition of opponents to the others. The White army had many factions: the South Russian Armed Forces (union of the Volunteer Army with the Don Army under the command of Anton Denikin, based in Taganrog), which later became the Wrangel Army;  . There are banknotes of 1 ruble, 3 rubles, 5 rubles, 10 rubles, 25 rubles, 50 rubles, 100 rubles, 500 rubles, 1,000 rubles, 3,000 rubles, 5,000 rubles.

Counterrevolutionary side: south Russia

1,000 rubles (тысжчя рублей)

This banknote worth 1,000 rubles was first circulated in 1919. On the main side it can be seen the written value of the banknote and in the upper part saying State Treasury Ticket (Билетъ Государственнаго Казначейства) and in the lower part the name of the emiting entity, the Head of the Armed Forces of Southern Russia (Главнаго НомандованІіж Вооруженными Силаами на югѣ Россіи). consisting in a double-headed eagle holding coat of arms. Moreover there's the symbols of the Order of St. George and in the lower part, .
In the middle there's a text saying that the National Bank changes gold coins for banknotes in a certain proportion. The rest of the banknote is fulled with geometric and floristic elements. On the other side of the banknote it can be seen the Russian coat of arms, decoration and four 1,000's in the corners. In the left there's a text saying that the banknotes are exchangeable and were coined by the Russian National Unity government and in the right, a banknote saying that counterfeiting is punished with loss of rights and forced labor. This banknote has decorative elements as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 20 cm x 13 cm.