15 rubles — Russian Empire (1856) — Specimen

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State Credit Notes of 1843–1865

The State Credit Notes of the 1843 pattern were introduced in the autumn of 1843 as the last stage of Kankrin's reform: assignats were exchanged for credit notes at a fixed rate, while deposit notes and the notes of the savings treasuries were exchanged one for one. The notes in 1, 3, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 silver roubles were issued in limited amounts according to the silver in circulation (at first they were about half backed). Each note carries only its year of issue and a number, with no series. The signatures of the manager, the director and the cashier are facsimiles. The 15-rouble note of 1856 remained an unissued trial.

Appearance

Fifteen-rouble credit note prepared in 1856 on the 1843 pattern but never put into circulation. The only known form is a trial from the Goznak museum: the state arms stand in the middle of the front, with the title "ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ КРЕДИТНЫЙ БИЛЕТЪ" and a hand-written promise to pay fifteen roubles in silver or gold coin; the signatures were to be printed below. The back carries an extract from the manifesto and the arms. Size 170 × 110 mm. Included as a collectable object.