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<p>[QUOTE="Taxidermist, post: 2231272, member: 24849"]These are not serial numbers (which supposed to be unique), they are more of a series mark. It was much easier to print them in often harsh conditions, so no time to think about proper serials numeration. The 2 letters + 3 numbers combination is common on many banknotes from the civil war period.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes different letters+numbers indicated different print locations, or changed signatures/design etc. Same notes with certain 2 letters can indicate the notes were printed under Soviet reign during one year, other letters show it was under someone else, whoever was in charge, during different years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nothing on notes from the photo says they might be fake. You might have 2 notes from a batch of 1000 or 10000 or 1000000 with exact same serials.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taxidermist, post: 2231272, member: 24849"]These are not serial numbers (which supposed to be unique), they are more of a series mark. It was much easier to print them in often harsh conditions, so no time to think about proper serials numeration. The 2 letters + 3 numbers combination is common on many banknotes from the civil war period. Sometimes different letters+numbers indicated different print locations, or changed signatures/design etc. Same notes with certain 2 letters can indicate the notes were printed under Soviet reign during one year, other letters show it was under someone else, whoever was in charge, during different years. Nothing on notes from the photo says they might be fake. You might have 2 notes from a batch of 1000 or 10000 or 1000000 with exact same serials.[/QUOTE]
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