Watch List notes:

Latvia: Rare contemporary forgery of 500 Rubli 1920 P. 8b(f), series "G", without cancellations, soviet forgery, ex rucins collection. According to Rucins all Soviet forgeries begin with "G318", according to Platbarzdis forgeries also exist with serial prefix H and K. This example of a contemporary forgery has a light vertical bend and handling in paper, crisp paper and bright colors, condition: XF+.