50 rubles — Russian Empire (1785–1818)
Pick# A11
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Special facts
At the rate of Kankrin’s reform, three and a half assignat rubles to one silver ruble, this note was worth less than fifteen silver rubles in 1843.
Appearance
A 50-rouble assignat of the second type. On the front the number is at the top, with two embossed ovals beneath it: on the left a harbour with flags, cannon, a double-headed eagle and the arched motto "ПОКОИТЪ И ОБОРОНЯЕТЪ", on the right a rock over the sea inscribed "НЕВРЕДИМА". Between the ovals are the figure of the value and the bank's promise "ОБЪЯВИТЕЛЮ СЕЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЙ АССИГНАЦIИ ПЛАТИТЪ АССИГНАЦIОННЫЙ БАНКЪ … ХОДЯЧЕЮ МОНЕТОЮ". The back is marked "Сов. пр. б." (the bank's governing board) with a handwritten signature that differs from note to note. The embossed paper has watermarks in the corners — the arms of the Tsardoms of Astrakhan, Kazan, Siberia and Moscow. White oblong paper with a landscape front. Size 195 × 130 mm; a date for every year from 1785 to 1818.
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
- 50 rubles: all issues
- Currency
- 1 ruble = 100 kopecks
- Issue type
- Circulation
- Material
- Paper
- Size
- 195 × 130 mm
- Watermark
- Yes
- Security thread
- No
Variants
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| Year | Series | Print run | Price | Details | |
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| Catherine II 1762–1796 | |||||
| 1785 1785 |
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| Paul I 1796–1801 | |||||
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| Alexander I 1801–1825 | |||||
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| 1808 1808 Photo: Аукционный дом «Александр» · adalex.ru |
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