1 ruble — Russian Empire (1882–1886)
Pick# A48
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Special facts
The monogram changed when Alexander III came to the throne in 1881: the design stayed the same, only the cipher was replaced.
Appearance
A 1-rouble note of the 1866 pattern bearing the monogram of Alexander III. The print is light brown, the back light yellow. On the left a ring encloses the state arms, with the imperial crown and the ribbon of the Order of St Andrew above and the monogram below; on the right is a guilloché rosette with the figure 1. Dates 1882, 1884 and 1886; size 150 × 90 mm. In the watermark a figured frame has the figure 1 in its corners and "Г.К.Б.", "ОДИНЪ РУБЛЬ" and the date in the middle. Withdrawn from circulation as of 1 January 1893.
About the period
The State Credit Notes of the 1866 pattern were printed for almost thirty years: first with the monogram of Alexander II, and from 1882 with that of Alexander III. The backs of the higher denominations carry portraits of Russian rulers. More about the period “State credit notes”, 1866 — 1886
Coins and banknotes of these years: 1882, 1884, 1886
Specifications
- Period
- State credit notes
- Ruler
- Alexander III
- Face value
- 1 ruble: all issues
- Currency
- 1 ruble = 100 kopecks
- Issue type
- Circulation
- Material
- Paper
- Size
- 150 × 90 mm
- Issuer
- Expedition for the Preparation of State Papers
- Dominant color
- Brown
- Watermark
- Yes
- Security thread
- No
- Demonetized
- Jan. 1, 1893
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