1 ruble — Russian Empire (1843–1865)
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Special facts
The first paper ruble in Russian history: earlier paper money had no value below three rubles.
Appearance
One-rouble credit note of the 1843 pattern on a yellowish ground. At the top, in an oval framed by palm branches, the state arms; ovals with "РУБЛЬ" and "СЕРЕБ:" stand at the sides. In the middle an octagonal frame with the figure 1, the title of the note, the year at the upper left and a hand-written promise to pay in silver or gold coin. The back carries an extract from the manifesto on credit notes and the arms. Watermark: an octagon with the figure 1 and the words "КРЕДИТНЫЙ" and "1843 ГОДА". Size 140 × 106 mm; dated 1843, 1847, 1851 and every year from 1854 to 1865.
About the period
The State Credit Notes of the 1843 pattern completed Kankrin's reform: they replaced both the assignats and the deposit notes. More about the period “State credit notes”, 1843 — 1865
Specifications
- Period
- State credit notes
- Rulers
- Nicholas I, Alexander II
- Face value
- 1 ruble: all issues
- Currency
- 1 ruble = 100 kopecks
- Issue type
- Circulation
- Material
- Paper
- Size
- 140 × 106 mm
- Issuer
- Expedition for the Preparation of State Papers
- Dominant color
- Yellow
- Watermark
- Yes
- Security thread
- No
Variants
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| Nicholas I 1825–1855 | |||||
| 1843 1843 Photo: banknote.ws |
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| 1847 1847 Photo: banknote.ws |
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| 1851 1851 Photo: banknote.ws |
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| 1854 1854 Photo: banknote.ws |
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| 1855 1855 Photo: banknote.ws |
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| Alexander II 1855–1881 | |||||
| 1856 1856 Photo: banknote.ws |
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| 1857 1857 Photo: banknote.ws |
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| 1858 1858 Photo: banknote.ws |
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| 1859 1859 Photo: banknote.ws |
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| 1860 1860 Photo: banknote.ws |
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| 1861 1861 Photo: banknote.ws |
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| 1862 1862 Photo: banknote.ws |
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| 1863 1863 Photo: banknote.ws |
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