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Coins and banknotes of 1898 — Russian Empire

Flag: White-blue-red flag (1883–1917) Coat of arms: Lesser state coat of arms (1857–1917) Anthem: God Save the Tsar! (1833–1917)

What happened in 1898

• Russia leased Port Arthur and Dalny on the Liaodong Peninsula.
• The Russian Museum of Emperor Alexander III opened.
• The monument to Alexander II was unveiled in the Kremlin, and a commemorative rouble was issued for the occasion.
• The Moscow Art Theatre opened.

Circulation coins 13

	¼ kopecks — Russian Empire (1894–1916) Y# 47 Birmingham Mint · mintage 8,000,000	+
	½ kopecks — Russian Empire (1894–1916) Y# 48 Birmingham Mint · mintage 47,200,000	+
	1 kopeck — Russian Empire (1867–1917) Y# 9 Birmingham Mint · mintage 47,008,144	+
	2 kopecks — Russian Empire (1867–1917) Y# 10 Birmingham Mint · mintage 14,500,000	+
	3 kopecks — Russian Empire (1867–1917) Y# 11 Birmingham Mint · mintage 6,783,952	+
	5 kopecks — Russian Empire (1867–1915) Y# 19a.1, Y# 19a.2 Saint Petersburg Mint, АГ · mintage 3,980,009	+
	10 kopecks — Russian Empire (1867–1917) Y# 20a.1, Y# 20a.2… Saint Petersburg Mint, АГ · mintage 6,010,009	+
	15 kopecks — Russian Empire (1867–1917) Y# 21a.1, Y# 21a.2… Saint Petersburg Mint, АГ · mintage 4,000,009	+
	25 kopecks — Russian Empire (1895–1901) Y# 57 Saint Petersburg Mint	+
	50 kopecks — Russian Empire (1895–1914) Y# 58 Saint Petersburg Mint, АГ	+
	1 ruble — Russian Empire (1895–1915) Y# 59.1-59.3 Paris Mint · mintage 5,000,000 Brussels Mint · mintage 14,000,000 Saint Petersburg Mint, АГ · mintage 25,877,842 Saint Petersburg Mint, АГ	+
	5 rubles — Russian Empire (1897–1911) Y# 62 Saint Petersburg Mint, АГ · mintage 52,378,008	+
	10 rubles — Russian Empire (1898–1911) Y# 64 Saint Petersburg Mint, АГ · mintage 200,000	+

Collector coins 1

1 ruble — Russian Empire (1898) — Unveiling of the monument to Alexander II in the Moscow Kremlin Y# 61 Saint Petersburg Mint, АГ · mintage 5,000

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Circulation banknotes 7

	1 ruble — Russian Empire (1898) Pick# 1 Specimen "ОБРАЗЕЦ" Signature of E. Pleske, issued 1898–1903 Signature of S. Timashev, issued 1903–1909 Signature of A. Konshin, issued 1910–1914 Signature of I. Shipov, six-digit serial number	+
	1 ruble — Russian Empire (1898) — Control number Pick# 15(1), Pick# 15(2)… series НА-1 – НА-127, Signature of I. Shipov, Russian Empire issue, printed 1915–1916 series НА-128 – НБ-310, Signature of I. Shipov, Provisional Government issue series Blocks 311-529, Signature of I. Shipov, Soviet issue	+
	3 rubles — Russian Empire (1898) Pick# 2 Specimen "ОБРАЗЕЦ" Signature of E. Pleske, issued 1898–1903 Signature of S. Timashev, issued 1903–1906	+
	5 rubles — Russian Empire (1898) Pick# 3 Specimen "ОБРАЗЕЦ" Signature of E. Pleske, issued 1898–1903 Signature of S. Timashev, issued 1903–1909	+
	10 rubles — Russian Empire (1898) Pick# 4 Specimen "ОБРАЗЕЦ" Signature of E. Pleske, issued 1898–1903 Signature of S. Timashev, issued 1903–1909	+
	100 rubles — Russian Empire (1898) Pick# 5 Specimen "ОБРАЗЕЦ" Signature of E. Pleske, issued 1898–1903 Signature of S. Timashev, issued 1903–1909 Signature of A. Konshin, issued 1910	+
	500 rubles — Russian Empire (1898) Pick# 6 Specimen "ОБРАЗЕЦ" Signature of E. Pleske, issued 1898–1903 Signature of S. Timashev, issued 1903–1909 Signature of A. Konshin, issued 1910–1913	+