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| Issuer | Russian Provisional Government |
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| Year | 1917 |
| Type | Emergency banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black on cream paper, the obverse centres on an oval vignette of the State Duma building in Petrograd, flanked by laurel branches. The heading reads ЗАЕМЪ СВОБОДЫ in bold Cyrillic lettering, with serial number and series designation in the upper corners. Below the vignette, the denomination is stated as 5% ОБЛИГАЦІЯ В ДВАДЦАТЬ РУБЛЕЙ НАРИЦАТЕЛЬНЫХЪ, followed by a patriotic appeal text and multiple ministerial manuscript signatures, dated Петроградъ, 27 марта 1917 года. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in black on cream paper with a decorative guilloche border, the reverse carries dense Cyrillic text detailing the terms and conditions of the Freedom Loan, issued under the decree of the Provisional Government dated 27 March 1917. The heading 1917 • ЗАЕМЪ СВОБОДЫ • 1917 appears at both top and bottom, with a final coupon date noted as 16 марта 1922 года. A single manuscript signature of the Управляющий Государственным Казначейством appears at the lower left, alongside a Бухгалтер designation. |
| Reverse lettering | 1917 • ЗАЕМЪ СВОБОДЫ • 1917 Срокъ последняго купона 16 марта 1922 года Управляющий Государственным Казначейством Бухгалтеръ |
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