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| Issuer | Provisional Government of Russia (Займъ Свободы) |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Currency | Rouble (1917-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the State Duma building in Moscow, rendered in fine letterpress engraving with a domed roof and classical colonnade, framed by foliate ornaments. Serial number «№000115» appears twice in the upper margin alongside the series designation «III серія». Below the vignette, the denomination inscription reads «5% ОБЛИГАЦІЯ въ ПЯТЬДЕСЯТЪ РУБЛЕЙ нарицательныхъ» above a block of patriotic text addressed to citizens of free Russia, followed by multiple manuscript signatures of government ministers and dated «Петроградъ, 27 марта 1917 года». |
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| Obverse lettering | ЗАЙМЪ СВОБОДЫ III серія №000115 5% ОБЛИГАЦІЯ въ ПЯТЬДЕСЯТЪ РУБЛЕЙ нарицательныхъ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННАЯ ДУМА Петроградъ, 27 марта 1917 года |
| Reverse description | Entirely typeset text in Russian within a lightly ruled border, setting out the full legal and financial terms of the Liberty Loan (Займъ Свободы) issued under the decree of the Provisional Government dated 27 March 1917. The heading «1917 ✦ ЗАЙМЪ СВОБОДЫ ✦ 1917» appears at both top and bottom of the note, framing the dense body of conditions governing interest payments, redemption schedules, and coupon procedures. A final line records the last coupon date as «16 марта 1922 года», with the signature of the Manager of the State Debt Repayment Commission and the Bookkeeper below the main text. |
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