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| Issuer | State Bank of the Russian Empire |
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| Year | 1866-1880 |
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| Currency | Rouble (1700-1917) |
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| Obverse description | At left, an ornate vignette of the Imperial crowned double-headed eagle within a circular guilloche border, accompanied by the cypher monogram of Tsar Alexander II. The central field carries the title inscription Государственный Кредитный Билетъ in large letterpress type, with denomination text десять рублей and a redeemability clause below. A repeated border legend десять рублей runs along all four margins, and serial number prefix А/Б. with numerals appears twice at lower left and lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | Государственный Кредитный Билетъ По предъявлении выдается изъ разменной Кассы Государственнаго Банка Десять рублей серебряною или золотою монетою Управляющий Кассиръ Десять рублей |
| Reverse description | Central oval intaglio portrait of Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich in traditional Muscovite royal regalia, including an ornate crown and ceremonial robes, set within a circular surround bearing the sovereign's titulature in Cyrillic. Flanking the portrait are two circular guilloche rosettes each carrying the numeral 10. The lower field bears the year date 1876, and the upper portion carries a lengthy printed extract from the Imperial Manifesto on Credit Notes in two parallel columns of small text. |
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