5 rubles — Russian Empire (1887–1894)

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Credit notes of Alexander III

State Credit Notes of the State Bank in the reign of Alexander III (1881–1894). The notes of the 1866 pattern (1, 3, 5, 10 and 100 roubles) carry the monogram of Alexander III, were printed with the dates 1882–1886 and were taken out of use at the start of 1893. The notes of the new 1887 pattern entered circulation in 1888–1889 and, after the Witte reform, continued to be issued with a changed exchange text. The notes were signed by the manager of the bank (Tsimsen, then Zhukovsky, from 1894 Pleske) and a cashier, and printed by the Expedition for the Preparation of State Papers in Saint Petersburg.

Appearance

Five-rouble note of the 1887 design on a beige ground, dark blue print. At left medieval arms (sabres, swords, axes, helmets) with a shield bearing the state arms, above it the monogram of Alexander III with a crown and the ribbon of the Order of St Andrew. The back is blue with "ПЯТЬ" rosettes. Watermark: alternating dark and light horizontal stripes with a wide central stripe carrying "5 р 5 р 5 р 5". Size 165 × 96 mm; dated 1887, 1889, 1890, 1892 and 1894, in circulation from 15 October 1888.

Specifications

Period

Alexander III

Currency

1 ruble = 100 kopecks

Issue type

Circulation

Material

Paper

Size

165.0 × 96.0 mm

Issuer

Expedition for the Preparation of State Papers

Dominant color

Blue

Watermark

Yes

Security thread

No

Variants

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Year	Series	Print run	Price	Details
Issue 1 Manager of the State Bank: Tsimsen A.V.
1887	—	—	Estimate
Issue 2 Manager of the State Bank: Zhukovsky Yu.G.
1889	—	—	Estimate
1890	—	—	Estimate
1892	—	—	Estimate
Issue 3 Manager of the State Bank: Pleske E.D.
1894	—	—	Estimate

Other banknotes of the period

• 1 ruble (1882–1886) Pick# A48
• 1 ruble (1887–1894) Pick# A54
• 3 rubles (1882–1884) Pick# A49
• 3 rubles (1887–1894) Pick# A55
• 5 rubles (1882–1884) Pick# A50
• 5 rubles (1887–1894) Pick# A56
• 10 rubles (1882–1886) Pick# A51
• 10 rubles (1887–1892) Pick# A57
• 10 rubles (1894) Pick# A58
• 25 rubles (1882–1886) — Funtovka
• 25 rubles (1887) Pick# A59
• 25 rubles (1892) Pick# A60A
• 100 rubles (1882–1894) Pick# A53