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3 Roubles
| Issuer | State Bank of the Russian Empire |
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| Year | 1882-1886 |
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| Value | 3 Roubles (3 Рублей) |
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| Obverse description | The Imperial crown and the State coat of arms of the Russian Empire are presented as an ornate vignette at the left, with the monogram of Emperor Alexander III incorporated below. The heading reads «Государственный кредитный билетъ» (State Credit Ticket) in large Cyrillic letterpress, with the denomination «Три рубля» (Three Roubles) printed in bold across the centre and the large numeral «3» in a guilloche rosette to the right. Two manuscript signatures of the bank officials appear at the lower centre, with the serial number and series prefix repeated at lower left and lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | ИЗВЛЕЧЕНИЕ ИЗЪ ВЫСОЧАЙШАГО МАНИФЕСТА О КРЕДИТНЫХЪ БИЛЕТАХЪ 1882. |
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The State Bank series of the early 1880s marked a deliberate shift in Russian monetary policy following the financial strains of the 1877–78 Russo-Turkish War. These notes were issued under the terms of a broader stabilization effort, though full convertibility to metal remained suspended — the rouble wouldn't return to a gold standard until Witte's reforms of 1897.
The three-rouble denomination had a long history in Russian paper money, dating back to assignat issues of the late eighteenth century. By the 1882 series it was among the lower-value notes in active retail circulation, which means survivors in any reasonable condition are genuinely harder to find than the higher denominations that saw less handling.