Banknotes

Vladivostok, Russian-American Grill, 2 Rubles, 1919, blue print, denomination in red, in English one side and Russia on the other, a manuscript signature in red, a presentable very fine, interesting and very scarce £200-£260

This note was issued for use at an American Grill in Vladivostok, catering to the American Expeditionary Force, a contingency of 8,000 American armed forces dispatched to Siberia 1918-19 to aid the White armies fighting the Soviets during the Russian Revolution. American and British troops landed at Vladivostok where they were garrisoned for over a year, largely abandoned by the Wilson administration and eventually withdrew after it became apparent that the Red Army was going to assume control over Russia.
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