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1 Rouble Alaska
| Issuer | Russian-American Company |
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| Year | 1815-1862 |
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| Value | 1 Rouble |
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| Obverse description | Central oval guilloche vignette with fine lathe-work engraving contains the denomination inscription in Cyrillic letterpress. Below the oval, a handwritten serial number appears within a plain rectangular panel, beneath which a second rectangular panel carries additional manuscript text. The note is printed on walrus skin parchment, giving the substrate a distinctly pale, irregular surface texture. |
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| Obverse lettering | МАРКА ВЪ АМЕРИКЪ 1 РУБ |
| Reverse description | Reverse of this parchment note is plain, with no printed design elements, consistent with the utilitarian nature of Russian-American Company currency issued for local trade circulation in Alaska. |
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