5 rubles — Russian Empire (1866–1880)

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Special facts

Dmitry Donskoy on the back is the Moscow prince who won the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380.

Appearance

A 5-rouble note of the 1866 pattern with the monogram of Alexander II, printed in blue. On the left a shield with a crossed sword and orb sits under the imperial crown and the monogram, topped by the state arms and encircled by the chain of the Order of St Andrew; on the right a large Roman V stands below the figure 5. The back has an oval portrait of Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoy, taken from a fresco in Moscow's Donskoy Monastery. Size 165 × 96 mm; dates 1866, 1870, 1872, 1874, 1876, 1878 and 1880; issued from 15 May 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

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• 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