3 rubles — Russian Empire (1840) — Deposit note
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Deposit notes and the credit note of 1840–1841
The first steps of Kankrin's currency reform. The deposit notes of the State Commercial Bank (3, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 roubles) were issued in 1839–1843 and were fully backed by silver coin: the bank redeemed them without limit. They were meant to replace the depreciated assignats, whose rouble was worth about thirty kopecks in silver. The signature of the deputy manager of the bank was printed as a facsimile, while the director and the cashier signed each note by hand. In 1843 the deposit notes were exchanged one for one for the new State Credit Notes. The 50-rouble credit note of 1841 of the Savings Treasuries and the State Loan Bank was the first credit note, only partly backed by silver; few were made and 219 examples are known.
Appearance
Three-rouble deposit note of 1840, green print. Large circles imitating coins stand at the sides of a rectangular frame (the central ones carry the figure 3), with the year "1840" and numbered cartouches below. At the top the arms of the 1830 pattern, below a hand-written promise to pay in silver coin. The back carries an extract from the rules on deposits. Watermark: the hand-written words "Депозитной билетъ" with the denomination and the year. Size 112 × 83 mm, in circulation from 27 February 1840. Specimens inscribed "ОБРАЗЕЦЪ" are known.
Specifications
- Period
- Deposit and credit notes
- Currency
- 1 ruble = 100 kopecks
- Issue type
- Circulation
- Material
- Paper
- Size
- 112.0 × 83.0 mm
- Issuer
- Expedition for the Preparation of State Papers
- Dominant color
- Green
- Watermark
- Yes
- Security thread
- No
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