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| Issuer | Assignation Bank of Russia (Ассигнационный банк) |
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| Year | 1785-1818 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Plain unframed text field on white paper bearing the main payment obligation in Cyrillic letterpress, with the denomination '25' printed in the upper area and the year '1814' inserted within the body text. Two handwritten manuscript signatures appear below the printed text, with the serial number repeated three times across the note — once at top and twice at bottom. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the obverse text in mirror impression as a set-off from printing, visible through the thin paper, with one handwritten manuscript signature accompanied by the abbreviated title 'Сов. пр. б.' (Советник правления банка — Councillor of the bank board) at upper left. The serial number appears inverted at top, consistent with the note's verso layout. |
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| Protection description | Watermark border legend surrounding the note with decorative corner vignettes; watermark inscription reads: ЛЮБОВКОТЕЧЕСТВУ ДѢiСТВКПОЛЗѢОНАГО ДВАТЦАТЬ ПЯТЬ РУБ КЕ ГДРСТВЕННАЯ КАЗНА (Translation: Love for the fatherland works for its benefit. Twenty five roubles. State Treasury) |
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