50 rubles — Russian Empire (1843–1865)

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State Credit Notes of 1843–1865

The State Credit Notes of the 1843 pattern were introduced in the autumn of 1843 as the last stage of Kankrin's reform: assignats were exchanged for credit notes at a fixed rate, while deposit notes and the notes of the savings treasuries were exchanged one for one. The notes in 1, 3, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 silver roubles were issued in limited amounts according to the silver in circulation (at first they were about half backed). Each note carries only its year of issue and a number, with no series. The signatures of the manager, the director and the cashier are facsimiles. The 15-rouble note of 1856 remained an unissued trial.

Appearance

Fifty-rouble credit note of the 1843 pattern on a grey ground. An oval and a circle stand in the middle, vertical ornaments at the sides ("ПЯТЬДЕСЯТЪ" at the left and "РУБ: СЕРЕБ:" at the right), and at the top a complex pattern of circles with the figure 50 around a larger circle with the arms. The back carries an extract from the manifesto and the arms. Watermark: "КРЕДИТНЫЙ", "1843 ГОДА", "ГОСУДАР:" and "БИЛЕТЪ". Size 200 × 114 mm; dated 1843, 1847, 1851, 1855, 1856, 1864 and 1865.