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| Issuer | State Bank of the Russian Empire (Государственный Банк) |
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| Year | 1898-1917 |
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| Value | 1 Rouble (1 Рубль) |
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| Obverse lettering | Государственный Кредитный Билетъ Одинъ Рубль Государственный Банк размѣниваетъ кредитные билеты на золотую монету безъ ограниченiя суммы (1 р. = 1/15 имперiала, со- держитъ 17,424 долей чистаго золота). Управляющий И.П. Шипов. Кассиръ (Translation: State Credit Note One Rouble State Bank will exchange credit notes for gold coin with no limit of amount (1 rouble = 1/15 imperial, con- tains 17.424 parts of pure gold (1 part = 44.435 mg)). Manager I.P. Shipov Cashier) |
| Reverse description | Red-brown print on beige paper; an ornate large numeral vignette rendered in intricate guilloche work occupies the left portion of the design. The Small Coat of Arms of the Russian Empire is centrally placed, flanked symmetrically by three clauses of legal tender text set in formal Cyrillic lettering. The overall composition adheres to the restrained, utilitarian aesthetic of Imperial Russian State Credit Notes. |
| Reverse lettering | 1. Размѣнъ государ- ственныхъ кредитныхъ билетов на золотую монету обезпечивается всемъ достоянiемъ Госу- дарства. 2. Государственные кре- дитные билеты имѣютъ хожденie во всей Империiи наравнѣ съ золотою мо- нетою. 3. За поддѣлку кредит- ныхъ билетовъ виновные под- вергаются лишенiю всѣхъ правъ состоянiя и ссылкѣ въ каторжную работу. (Translation: 1. Exchange of state credit notes for gold coin is backed by State property. 2. State credit notes circulate in all of Empire on par with gold coin. 3. Forgery of credit notes is punishable by deprivation of all property rights and sentencing to hard labour.) |
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