25 rubles — Russian Empire (1866–1876)
Pick# A45
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Special facts
Alexei Mikhailovich, called the Most Quiet, was the second Romanov tsar and the father of Peter I.
Appearance
Twenty-five-rouble note of the 1866 pattern with the monogram of Alexander II on a violet ground, black text and drawing. A frame of micro-text "ДВАДЦАТЬ ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ" with ovals holding the figure 25 in the corners, the whole field filled with repeated figures 25. At left a ring with bas-reliefs and the state arms, its outer rim alternating the denomination text with the monogram, with a large crown on top. The back carries an oval portrait of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich (from the Romanov gallery of the Hermitage). Size 175 × 98 mm; dated 1866, 1870, 1872 and 1876, in circulation from 15 March 1869.
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: 1866, 1870, 1872, 1876
Specifications
- Period
- State credit notes
- Ruler
- Alexander II
- Face value
- 25 rubles: all issues
- Currency
- 1 ruble = 100 kopecks
- Issue type
- Circulation
- Material
- Paper
- Size
- 175 × 98 mm
- Issuer
- Expedition for the Preparation of State Papers
- Dominant color
- Violet
- Watermark
- Yes
- Security thread
- No
- Demonetized
- Jan. 1, 1893
Variants
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| Year | Series | Print run | Price | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1866 | — | — | Estimate | Specimen "ОБРАЗЕЦЪ", dated 1866 and 1876 | + ☆ |
| 1866 1866, series АА – АI Photo: banknote.ws |
АА – АI | — | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1870 | АА – АI | — | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1872 1872, series АА – АЕ Photo: banknote.ws |
АА – АЕ | — | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1876 1876, series АА – АИ Photo: banknote.ws |
АА – АИ | — | Estimate | + ☆ |
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