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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lettow, post: 702149, member: 6986&quot;]The reason the early Russian printed notes have dashes in the serial number is that the image on the glass positive they were proivided was a replacement note which is signified by the dash.&nbsp; The Russians assumed the dash was part of the regular issue so they included it for all their notes with 8 digit numbers.&nbsp; When they turned over to 9 digit numbers, they did not have numbering machines that could hold that many numbers.&nbsp; They used a three digit wheel and a six digit wheel.&nbsp; This is why the first three numbers on the 9 digit Russian printed notes are often not in line with the last six.&nbsp; There is also often a gap between the third and forth numbers in the serial number.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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