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| Issuer | Assignation Bank (Ассигнационный банк) |
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| Year | 1771 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Plain paper note with handwritten and typeset text arranged in a central block. The main legend is set in a combination of printed Cyrillic script and manuscript notation, stating the obligation of the St. Petersburg Assignation Bank to pay the bearer fifty roubles in coin, dated 1771. The note is of a simple, utilitarian character consistent with early Russian state paper currency, with a decorative border of repeated text forming the perimeter security legend. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a continuous repeated security legend arranged along all four edges of the note, forming a textual border intended to deter counterfeiting. The central field is otherwise plain, with no additional vignette or decorative underprint. |
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| Protection description | Repeated text legend printed along the perimeter of the note forming a continuous anti-counterfeiting border; watermark present in the paper. |
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