1 Rouble

Issuer	State Bank of the Russian Empire
Year	1866-1880
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	At left, a circular vignette frames the crowned Imperial double-headed eagle above the cipher monogram of Tsar Alexander II, surrounded by a fine guilloche border. The central legend reads ОДИН РУБЛЬ in bold Cyrillic letterpress, with the heading ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ КРЕДИТНЫЙ БИЛЕТЪ across the top. Serial number and signatures of the Treasurer and Manager of the State Bank appear at the foot of the note, with the series letters repeated at left and right.
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Reverse description	The reverse is dominated by two large numeral «1» vignettes at left and right in ornate letterpress, flanking the year date at centre. The full text of the Imperial Manifesto on State Credit Notes is printed in two parallel columns of dense Cyrillic text, repeated twice across the sheet, with the heading ИЗВЛЕЧЕНИЕ ИЗЪ ВЫСОЧАЙШАГО МАНИФЕСТА О КРЕДИТНЫХЪ БИЛЕТАХЪ running across the top.
Reverse lettering	ИЗВЛЕЧЕНИЕ ИЗЪ ВЫСОЧАЙШАГО МАНИФЕСТА О КРЕДИТНЫХЪ БИЛЕТАХЪ 1. Государственные Кредитные Билеты обезпечиваются всѣмъ достояніемъ Государственнымъ, во всякое время, размѣнны на звонкую монету изъ Кредитнаго фонда. 2. Кредитные Билеты принимаются ходячею по всей Имперіи наравнѣ съ серебряною монетою. 3. За подѣлку Кредитныхъ Билетовъ виновные подвергаются лишенію всѣхъ правъ состоянія и ссылкѣ въ каторжную работу.
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