Russia State Credit Note 1 Ruble banknote 1886

Russian Ruble banknote 1886
Russia State Credit Note 1 Ruble banknote 1886

Russia State Credit Note 1 Ruble banknote 1886
Russia State Credit Note

Obverse: On the left side of the banknote are imperial regalia: Coat of Arms of the Russian Empire, 1857 - Imperial Double-Headed Eagle above monogram of Czar Alexander III of Russia and Imperial Crown of Russia at top. Guilloche rosette with the face value "1" at left.
  On the obverse is the text: «Государственный кредитный билет. По предъявлении выдается из разменной кассы Государственного Банка  ОДИН РУБЛЬ  серебряною или золотою монетою». (State Credit Note. Payable to the bearer of this Note from the currency exchange offices of the State Bank the ONE RUBLE in silver or gold coin).
  Signatures of the Governor of State Bank - Aleksey Vasilievich Tsimsen and one of the cashiers.

Reverse: Date of issue at center and two small guilloche rosettes with the face value "1" at left and right.
Text: "Extract from the Highest Manifesto of 1 June 1843, relating to the issue of state credit notes".

Watermark: The face value "1" at each corner. The face value in word "ОДИН РУБЛЬ" (ONE RUBLE) at center, abbreviation «Г. К. Б.» (Государственный Кредитный Билет - State Credit Note) on the top, the date of issue at lower center.

Date of issue: April 15, 1869, according to the decree of March 27, 1868 (No. 45652).
Withdrawn from circulation: This notes was exchanged for the new banknotes of 1887 issue, according to the decree of May 25, 1888 (No. 5229), from 1 January 1890 to 1 January 1893.
Not Payable from 1 May 1894.
Printer: Expedition for the Preparation of Government Papers [EZGB] – at present Goznak.

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