Hi 'Saor Alba', the first two look to be copies. The last one appears authentic though. I've seen these copies popping up alot on Ebay recently....
Oh the irony. In all there attempts to route out 'imperialism', the Soviets became just like them, and in ways much worse. I read that Stalin...
They are very interesting coins, but notoriously difficult to find in collectible grade. Most of the ones found are heavily worn and have very...
True that. My guess is that because the climate was so unstable with territories being passed back and forth between the rival factions, and the...
Very nice examples 'Saor Alba'. The female icons are beautiful, and they always brighten up any banknote. I have a 50 and 100 Ruble note from...
Your very right 'Saor Alba'. The symbol on Khwarezm currency (both coins and notes) is a variation of the hammer and sickle. Because the region...
Thanks 'Lather'. The imperial issues are very nice too. Many of the notes between 1898 and 1917 are fairly common, except the higher...
Thanks 'Saor Alba'. The Babylonian note are indeed interesting. The notes from Soviet Transcaucasia are formatted almost the same way being...
Thanks 'yakpoo'. I found these coins to be particularly interesting due to the fact of where the metal came from. Quite a colorful history behind...
While there were numerous banknotes issued during the Russian Civil War, there were very few coins issued during this period. However, ARMAVIR in...
This section will deal with coins from the PRINCIPALITY OF MOLDAVIA & WALLACHIA. Moldavia & Wallachia had become vassals of the Ottoman Empire in...
Quite the irony, isn't it? Although the Russians founded the Soviet ideology, Khwarezm was the first to issue Soviet coins. By the way, thanks for...
The next two notes are from the FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC. This short lived republic was established by the Bolshevik government as a buffer state...
This last section on Central Asia deals with notes from the KHWAREZM SOVIET PEOPLES REPUBLIC. Initially called the Khanate of Khiva, which was...
This next part deals with notes from the BUKHARA SOVIET PEOPLES REPUBLIC. Bukhara was initially an independent emirate from 1917 until 1920 when...
Don't sweat it, I'm glad you like this thread. I'm the one whose sorry that some of the specimens are kind of raggy. For example, the 1 Billion...
The next three blocks will with notes from Soviet Central Asia. This first section deals with notes from the TURKESTAN REGIONAL SOVIET. The first...
This next section deals with currency from the 'SOVIET OF THE URALS REGION' based in Yekaterinburg (later Sverdlovsk). This specimen is a 1 Ruble...
This last section deals with notes from the Soviet Transcaucasia. In 1923, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan were united to become the FEDERATION OF...
This third section deals with currency for the GEORGIAN SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC. Georgia was an independent republic from 1918 to 1921 before...
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