850 Roubles 5% Freedom Loan Debenture Bond - Type 1
850 Roubles 5% Freedom Loan Debenture Bond - Type 1
€1.00
Issuer
City of Rostov-on-Don (Russia - Civil war issues)
Year
1917-1918
Type
Local banknote
Value
850 Roubles
Currency
Rouble (1917-1924)
Composition
Paper
Size
182 × 138 mm
Shape
Rectangular
Printer
No. printed
Designer(s)
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Black on blue underprint. At the top center, oval frame depicts the Tauride Palace (seat of the State Duma), flanked by laurel branches. Directly beneath the vignette, bold text, with several paragraphs of smaller text filling the central area below, followed by a cluster of signatures. The serial number is printed twice—once at the upper left and again at the upper right. Framed by intricate guilloche frame with square corner ornaments. At least two stamps; round ОГБ (Отделения Государственного Банка/Office of the State Bank) and rectangular one, sometimes with netting.
Reverse description
Black on rose underprint. At the top, the text begins bold and large, below that, multiple paragraphs of tightly packed text fill the page, in the lower portion are the signatures.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
`Fat Stars`
Obverse lettering
(round stamp)
Ростовская на Дону Контора Государственного Банка
(rectangular stamp)
Настоящая облигация выпущена Ростовской
Конторой Государственного Банка в качестве
денежного знака по курсу 85 рублей за 100
номинальных с присоединением %-въ по
текущему купону (Translation: (round stamp) Rostov on Don Main Office of the State Bank (rectangular stamp) This bond is issued by the Rostov Office of the State Bank as a banknote at the rate of 85 roubles per 100 nominal with the addition of interest on current coupon.)
