5 rubles — Russian Empire (1786–1818)
Pick# A8
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Special facts
The five-ruble note appeared in 1786, when Catherine II promised to keep the issue of assignats within 100 million rubles; by the end of her reign there were already more than 150 million.
Appearance
Five-rouble assignat of the second type. The front: at the top the number, below it two embossed ovals (a harbour with banners, guns, a double-headed eagle and the arc "ПОКОИТЪ И ОБОРОНЯЕТЪ" at left; a rock over the sea with "НЕВРЕДИМА" at right), between them the figure of the denomination and the text of the promise "ОБЪЯВИТЕЛЮ СЕЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЙ АССИГНАЦIИ ПЛАТИТЪ АССИГНАЦIОННЫЙ БАНКЪ … ХОДЯЧЕЮ МОНЕТОЮ". The back carries the inscription "Сов. пр. б." (Council of the Bank's Government) and a hand-written signature, different on each note. Embossed paper with watermarks of the arms of the kingdoms of Astrakhan, Kazan, Siberia and Moscow in the corners. Printed on dark blue paper, nicknamed "the blue ones". Size 173 × 134 mm; dated every year from 1786 to 1818. Specimens of 1785 and 1786 without signatures are known.
About the period
The second-type assignats replaced the first-type notes, which were forged far too often. The design stayed almost the same, but the paper was now coloured, made at a special mill in Tsarskoye Selo. More about the period “Assignats”, 1786 — 1818
Specifications
- Period
- Assignats
- Rulers
- Catherine II, Paul I, Alexander I
- Face value
- 5 rubles: all issues
- Currency
- 1 ruble = 100 kopecks
- Issue type
- Circulation
- Material
- Paper
- Size
- 173 × 134 mm
- Dominant color
- Blue
- Watermark
- Yes
- Security thread
- No
Variants
| Year | Series | Print run | Price | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine II 1762–1796 | |||||
| 1786 | — | — | ≈ $1,500 | P# A8a | + ☆ |
| 1787 1787 Photo: banknote.ws |
— | — | ≈ $1,500 | P# A8a | + ☆ |
| 1788 | — | — | ≈ $700 | P# A8a | + ☆ |
| 1789 | — | — | ≈ $700 | P# A8a | + ☆ |
| 1790 | — | — | ≈ $700 | P# A8a | + ☆ |
| 1791 | — | — | ≈ $700 | P# A8a | + ☆ |
| 1792 1792 Photo: banknote.ws |
— | — | ≈ $700 | P# A8a | + ☆ |
| 1793 | — | — | ≈ $700 | P# A8a | + ☆ |
| 1794 1794 Photo: banknote.ws |
— | — | ≈ $700 | P# A8a | + ☆ |
| 1795 | — | — | ≈ $700 | P# A8a | + ☆ |
| 1796 | — | — | ≈ $700 | P# A8a | + ☆ |
| Paul I 1796–1801 | |||||
| 1797 1797 Photo: banknote.ws |
— | — | ≈ $500 | P# A8a | + ☆ |
| 1798 | — | — | ≈ $500 | P# A8a | + ☆ |
| 1799 | — | — | ≈ $500 | P# A8a | + ☆ |
| 1800 | — | — | ≈ $500 | P# A8a | + ☆ |
| 1801 | — | — | ≈ $500 | P# A8a | + ☆ |
| Alexander I 1801–1825 | |||||
| 1802 1802 Photo: banknote.ws |
— | — | ≈ $500 | P# A8a | + ☆ |
| 1803 1803 Photo: banknote.ws |
— | — | ≈ $500 | P# A8b | + ☆ |
| 1804 | — | — | ≈ $500 | P# A8b | + ☆ |
| 1805 1805 Photo: banknote.ws |
— | — | ≈ $500 | P# A8b | + ☆ |
| 1806 1806 Photo: banknote.ws |
— | — | ≈ $500 | P# A8b | + ☆ |
| 1807 1807 Photo: banknote.ws |
— | — | ≈ $500 | P# A8b | + ☆ |
| 1808 1808 Photo: banknote.ws |
— | — | ≈ $500 | P# A8b | + ☆ |
| 1809 1809 Photo: banknote.ws |
— | — | ≈ $500 | P# A8b | + ☆ |
| 1810 1810 Photo: banknote.ws |
— | — | ≈ $500 | P# A8b | + ☆ |
| 1811 1811 Photo: banknote.ws |
— | — | ≈ $500 | P# A8b | + ☆ |
| 1812 1812 Photo: banknote.ws |
— | — | ≈ $500 | P# A8b | + ☆ |
| 1813 1813 Photo: banknote.ws |
— | — | ≈ $500 | P# A8b | + ☆ |
| 1814 1814 Photo: banknote.ws |
— | — | ≈ $500 | P# A8b | + ☆ |
| 1815 1815 Photo: banknote.ws |
— | — | ≈ $500 | P# A8b | + ☆ |
| 1816 1816 Photo: banknote.ws |
— | — | ≈ $500 | P# A8b | + ☆ |
| 1817 1817 Photo: banknote.ws |
— | — | ≈ $500 | P# A8b | + ☆ |
| 1818 | — | — | ≈ $500 | P# A8b | + ☆ |
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