Catalogus
| Uitgever | Assignation Bank (Ассигнационный Банк) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1787-1818 |
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| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | 170 × 130 mm |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
| Referentie(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | ОБЪЯВИТЕЛЮ СЕЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЙ АССИГНАЦИИ ПЛАТИТЬ АССИГНАЦИОННЫЙ БАНКЪ ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ ХОДЯЧЕЮ МОНЕТОЮ 1794 ГОДА. ПЯТЬ Др. б. |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | Соб. пр. б. |
| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beveiligingstype | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving beveiliging | Log in om details te zien |
| Varianten | Log in om details te zien |
| Opmerkingen |
Russia's Assignation Bank was established by Catherine II in 1769 specifically to replace the heavy copper coinage that was strangling trade — a single ruble in copper weighed around 1.6 kg, making large commercial transactions genuinely impractical. The assignat notes were the solution, and this 5-rouble denomination served the lower end of that paper currency experiment for nearly three decades under a single pick number.
The extended date range reflects continuous reissue rather than a single print run. Surviving examples often show significant handling damage, which is expected — these circulated hard among a public that took generations to trust paper over metal.