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| Issuer | Provisional Government of Russia (Займъ Свободы / Liberty Loan) |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the State Duma building in Moscow with colonnaded facade and dome, set within a decorative frame of foliate branches, at upper centre. The heading reads «ЗАЕМЪ СВОБОДЫ» (Liberty Loan) in bold letterpress, below which the obligation is described as a 5% bond «ВЪ ПЯТЬ ТЫСЯЧЪ РУБЛЕЙ» (Five Thousand Roubles). Serial number appears at upper left and right within the IV series designation, and the document bears multiple manuscript signatures of Provisional Government ministers above the Petrograd date of 27 March 1917. |
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| Obverse lettering | ЗАЕМЪ СВОБОДЫ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННАЯ ДУМА 5% ОБЛИГАЦІЯ ВЪ ПЯТЬ ТЫСЯЧЪ РУБЛЕЙ нарицательныхъ IV серія №014683 Министръ-Председатель Петроградъ, 27 марта 1917 года |
| Reverse description | Entirely text-based reverse printed in letterpress, with the headings «1917 · ЗАЕМЪ СВОБОДЫ · 1917» repeated at top and bottom within a guilloche border. The body of the note contains detailed conditions of the Liberty Loan issue, referencing the decree of the Provisional Government dated 27 March 1917, coupon redemption terms through 18 March 1922, and instructions for the State Debt Redemption Commission. The final coupon date «16 марта 1922 года» is stated at foot, with manuscript signatures of the Managing Director of the State Debt Commission and Bookkeeper. |
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