3 rubles — Russian Empire (1905)

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Special facts

The three-ruble note of the 1905 pattern was the last new three-ruble design of the empire.

Appearance

A 3-rouble note of the new 1905 pattern on thin, greyish paper, printed in green, light brown, blue and red, with a large ornamental frame and slanting figures 3. The watermark is hatching with a repeated figure 3. Size 153 × 100 mm. Issued from 1 May 1907 alongside the 1898 notes; printed under four managers and then without change under the Provisional Government and in the first Soviet months.

About the period

The 3-rouble credit note of the 1905 pattern is a new 3-rouble design replacing the note of 1898. It entered circulation only on 1 May 1907 and for a while circulated alongside the older one. More about the period “State credit notes”, 1905

Coins and banknotes of this year: 1905

Specifications

Period

State credit notes

Ruler

Nicholas II

Face value

3 rubles: all issues

Currency

1 ruble = 100 kopecks

Issue type

Circulation

Material

Paper

Size

153 × 100 mm

Issuer

Expedition for the Preparation of State Papers

Dominant color

Green

Watermark

Yes

Security thread

No

Demonetized

Sept. 8, 1922

Variants

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Year	Series	Print run	Price	Details
Issue 1 Manager of the State Bank: Timashev S.I.
1905	—	—	Estimate	Signature of S. Timashev, issued 1907–1909. P# 9a	+ ☆
Issue 2 Manager of the State Bank: Konshin A.V.
1905	—	—	Estimate	Signature of A. Konshin, issued 1910–1914. P# 9b	+ ☆
Issue 3 Manager of the State Bank: Shipov I.P.
1905	ФЕ – ЧФ	—	Estimate	Signature of I. Shipov, Russian Empire issue, printed 1914–1916. P# 9c(1)	+ ☆
1905	ЧХ – АН	—	Estimate	Signature of I. Shipov, Provisional Government issue. P# 9c(2)	+ ☆
1905	АО – ГѲ	—	Estimate	Signature of I. Shipov, Soviet issue. P# 9c(3)	+ ☆
1905	—	—	Estimate	Specimen "ОБРАЗЕЦ". P# 9s	+ ☆

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