25 rubles — Russian Empire (1803–1811) — Napoleonic forgery

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A Napoleonic forgery of the second-type 25-rouble assignat: the design and text are the same as on the genuine note, but on embossed paper of better quality; the words "государственной" and "ходячею" sometimes carry a mistake ("л" instead of "д") and the signatures are facsimiles. Size 134 × 173 mm; dated 1803, 1810 and 1811. Not a bank issue.

About the period

The second-type assignats replaced the first-type notes, which were forged far too often. The design stayed almost the same, but the paper was now coloured, made at a special mill in Tsarskoye Selo. More about the period “Assignats”, 1786 — 1818

Coins and banknotes of these years: 1803, 1810, 1811

Other items of the period

• 5 rubles (1786–1818) Pick# A8
• 5 rubles (1802) — Unissued Pick# A13
• 10 rubles (1786–1818) Pick# A9
• 10 rubles (1802–1803) — Unissued Pick# A14
• 25 rubles (1785–1818) Pick# A10
• 25 rubles (1802) — Unissued Pick# A15
• 25 rubles (1803–1811) — Napoleonic forgery Pick# A10
• 50 rubles (1785–1818) Pick# A11
• 50 rubles (1805–1808) — Napoleonic forgery Pick# A11
• 100 rubles (1785–1818) Pick# A12
• 100 rubles (1802) — Unissued Pick# A16