3 rubles — Russian Empire (1866–1880)

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Special facts

The one and three rubles have no portraits on the back: rulers appear only from the five-ruble note up.

Appearance

Three-rouble note of the 1866 pattern with the monogram of Alexander II, green print. A frame of micro-text "ТРИ РУБЛЯ" with circles holding Roman III in the corners; at left a column capital with an oval carrying the state arms and the monogram under an imperial crown, at right a guilloche rosette with the figure 3. The back is in a light green frame with an extract from the manifesto. Size 150 × 93 mm; dated 1866, 1872, 1874, 1876, 1878 and 1880, in circulation from 1 July 1869. A specimen "ОБРАЗЕЦЪ" is known.

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, 1872, 1874, 1876, 1878, 1880

Other items of the period

• 1 ruble (1866–1880) Pick# A41
• 1 ruble (1882–1886) Pick# A48
• 3 rubles (1866–1880) Pick# A42
• 3 rubles (1882–1884) Pick# A49
• 5 rubles (1866–1880) Pick# A43
• 5 rubles (1882–1884) Pick# A50
• 10 rubles (1866–1880) Pick# A44
• 10 rubles (1882–1886) Pick# A51
• 25 rubles (1866–1876) Pick# A45
• 25 rubles (1876–1886) — Funtovka Pick# A45A
• 50 rubles (1866) Pick# A46
• 100 rubles (1866–1880) Pick# A47
• 100 rubles (1882–1894) Pick# A53