50 rubles — Russian Empire (1899)

Photo: State Bank of the Russian Empire, via Wikimedia Commons

Banknotes of Nicholas II

State Credit Notes of the State Bank and Treasury small-change notes of the reign of Nicholas II. The series of 1895–1896 (Pick A61–A64) still promises exchange for silver or gold coin; after the Witte reform the notes of 1898–1912 carry the obligation to exchange for gold coin (Pick 1–15). The printed date does not change with the issue: the 1898 type was printed until 1914, and many designs of 1905–1912 were printed on under the Provisional Government and in the first months of Soviet power — such issues are shown as separate rows with the signature of Shipov. Signatures of the manager of the State Bank: Pleske (1898–1903), Timashev (1903–1909), Konshin (1910–1914), Shipov (from 1914). The notes were printed by the Expedition for the Preparation of State Papers.

Appearance

Fifty-rouble note of 1899 with a portrait of Nicholas I — the only note of the reign without a watermark and the plainest in design and quality. Black, light green, green, light brown, orange and blue; size 188 × 118 mm. The same design was printed under four managers, and then under the Provisional and Soviet governments.

Specifications

Period

State credit notes

Currency

1 ruble = 100 kopecks

Issue type

Circulation

Material

Paper

Size

188.0 × 118.0 mm

Issuer

Expedition for the Preparation of State Papers

Dominant color

Green

Watermark

No

Security thread

No

Demonetized

Sept. 8, 1922

Variants

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Year	Series	Print run	Price	Details
Issue 1 Manager of the State Bank: Pleske E.D.
1899	—	—	Estimate	Signature of E. Pleske, issued 1899–1903. P# 8a
Issue 2 Manager of the State Bank: Timashev S.I.
1899	—	—	Estimate	Signature of S. Timashev, issued 1903–1909. P# 8b
Issue 3 Manager of the State Bank: Konshin A.V.
1899	—	—	Estimate	Signature of A. Konshin, issued 1910–1914. P# 8c
Issue 4 Manager of the State Bank: Shipov I.P.
1899	АМ, АН	—	Estimate	Signature of I. Shipov, Russian Empire issue, printed 1914–1916. P# 8d
1899	АО, АП	—	Estimate	Signature of I. Shipov, Provisional Government issue. P# 8d
1899	АР – АТ	—	Estimate	Signature of I. Shipov, Soviet issue. P# 8d
1899	—	—	Estimate	Specimen "ОБРАЗЕЦ". P# 8s