Catalog
1 Silver Rouble
| Issuer | State Treasury of the Russian Empire |
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| Year | 1843-1865 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | РУБЛЬ СЕРЕБ. ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ КРЕДИТНЫЙ БИЛЕТЪ По предъявлении сего билета, немедленно выдается из Размѣнных Кассъ Экспедиции Кредитных билетов ОДИНЪ рубль серебра или золотою монетою. Управляющий Директоръ Кассиръ РУБЛЬ 1 СЕРEB. |
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| Reverse lettering | ИЗВЛЕЧЕНИЕ ИЗЪ ВЫСОЧАЙШАГО МАНИФЕСТА О КРЕДИТНЫХЪ БИЛЕТАХЪ |
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The State Treasury notes of this period were issued in parallel with silver coinage under the silver-standard monetary system introduced by Finance Minister Kankrin in 1839 — a deliberate attempt to restore confidence in Russian paper money after decades of inflationary assignat issues. The 1-rouble denomination was the smallest in the series and saw the heaviest everyday use, which means worn and damaged survivors far outnumber presentable ones.
EZGB had printed Russian state paper since 1818 and produced these notes entirely in-house in St. Petersburg, using intaglio work of respectable quality for the period. The twenty-two-year issue window accounts for the range of minor printing variations collectors encounter across dates.