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50 Roubles
| Issuer | State Bank of the Russian Empire |
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| Year | 1866 |
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| Currency | Rouble (1700-1917) |
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| Obverse description | Imperial eagle arms at upper left, accompanied by an ornate oval monogram cartouche of Emperor Alexander II rendered in fine engraving. The central field carries the denomination '50' in large guilloche numerals at right, with the title 'Государственный Кредитный Билетъ' set in letterpress above the authorising text. A repeating guilloche underprint of '50' figures frames the note borders, with serial number and series letters appearing at lower left and right. |
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| Obverse lettering | Государственный Кредитный Билетъ По предъявлении выдается изъ размѣнной Кассы Государственного Банка ПЯТЬДЕСЯТЪ РУБЛЕЙ серебромъ или золотомъ монетою. Тов. Управляющего Кассиръ |
| Reverse description | Central oval intaglio portrait bust of Emperor Peter I (Peter the Great) facing slightly left, inscribed with his Imperial title in a surrounding arc. Two large guilloche rosettes bearing the numeral '50' flank the portrait at left and right. Dense columns of legislative text extracted from the Imperial Manifesto on Credit Notes occupy both lateral panels, and the date '1866' appears in large numerals below the portrait vignette. A continuous border legend of 'ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ РУБЛЕЙ' runs along the top and bottom edges. |
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