50 rubles — Russian Empire (1866)

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Special facts

The portrait of Peter I on the fifty-ruble note was the first of many: later Peter became the face of the five-hundred-ruble “petenkas”.

Appearance

A 50-rouble note of the 1866 pattern with the monogram of Alexander II, on a light grey ground. The frame is made of micro-text "ПЯТЬДЕСЯТЪ РУБЛЕЙ", with circles holding the figure 50 at the corners. On the left a ring of small rosettes with bas-reliefs surrounds the monogram, with the state arms above, all within the chain of the Order of St Andrew; on the right is a large figure 50. The back has an oval portrait of Peter I captioned in Church Slavonic. Size 180 × 102 mm; dated 1866 only and issued from 15 October 1869. No further 50-rouble note was printed until 1899. An "ОБРАЗЕЦЪ" trial is known.

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

Coins and banknotes of this year: 1866

Other items of the period

• 1 ruble (1866–1880) Pick# A41
• 1 ruble (1882–1886) Pick# A48
• 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