500 rubles — Russian Empire (1898)
Pick# 6
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Special facts
The five-hundred-ruble note with Peter I was called the “petenka”; it was the highest value of the empire.
Appearance
The 500-rouble note of 1898 with a portrait of Peter I was the top denomination of the first gold-standard issue. Black, red and blue print on a pale green ground; at the left an empty field shows the watermark, a portrait of Peter I. Size 275 × 128 mm. It remained in use until the 500-rouble note of 1912–1913 appeared.
About the period
The credit notes of 1898–1899 were issued after the Witte currency reform: the exchange they promise is for gold coin only. The date on the note was not updated — the rouble dated 1898 was printed until 1918 — so it is the manager's signature, not the date, that tells when a note was issued. More about the period “State credit notes”, 1898 — 1899
Coins and banknotes of this year: 1898
Specifications
- Period
- State credit notes
- Ruler
- Nicholas II
- Face value
- 500 rubles: all issues
- Currency
- 1 ruble = 100 kopecks
- Issue type
- Circulation
- Material
- Paper
- Size
- 275 × 128 mm
- Issuer
- Expedition for the Preparation of State Papers
- Dominant color
- Green
- Watermark
- Yes
- Security thread
- No
- Demonetized
- Oct. 1, 1922
Variants
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| Year | Series | Print run | Price | Details | |
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Issue 1
Manager of the State Bank:
Pleske E.D.
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| 1898 1898 |
— | — | Estimate | Signature of E. Pleske, issued 1898–1903. P# 6a | + ☆ |
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Issue 2
Manager of the State Bank:
Timashev S.I.
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| 1898 | — | — | Estimate | Signature of S. Timashev, issued 1903–1909. P# 6b | + ☆ |
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Issue 3
Manager of the State Bank:
Konshin A.V.
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| 1898 1898 Photo: Аукционный дом «Александр» · adalex.ru |
— | — | Estimate | Signature of A. Konshin, issued 1910–1913. P# 6c | + ☆ |
| 1898 | — | — | Estimate | Specimen "ОБРАЗЕЦ". P# 6s | + ☆ |
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