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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 2633441, member: 12789&quot;]<img src="http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh578/scottishmoney/russia5001912dtl_zps1fdecy7n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>By the time most of them were printed ca. 1917/18 they had lost a significant portion of that value.&nbsp; Which explains why so many of them are around - because at the end of the Tsarist era several entities were issuing them, usually with the Shipov signature but the presses were running overtime when the notes lost value because they were the highest note they had plates for until State Duma bills in the 1000 Ruble notes came out later in 1917 - which are fascinating because they have a large swastika in the centre of the note.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh578/scottishmoney/russia500_zpsnq2hjwal.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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