Russia State Assignat 100 Rubles 1807
On the obverse is the text: "ОБЪЯВИТЕЛЮ СЕЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЙ АССИГНАЦИИ ПЛАТИТЬ АССИГНАЦИОННЫЙ БАНК СТО РУБЛЕЙ ХОДЯЧЕЮ МОНЕТОЮ 1807 ГОДА." (Payable to the bearer of this State Assignation by the Assignation Bank in "circulation coin" One Hundred Rubles of 1807.) СТО (One Hundred) - An ornate version of the note’s denomination, or sum, in white letters against a black background. Above the text is the Assignat's denomination in Arabic figures.
The two embossed medallions on the top of the banknote:
At the left medallion - It included the same military attributes (cannon and banners) with the addition of cannonballs and, in addition, the attributes of trade (a bale with goods, a barrel, a scepter-caduceus of Mercury) and a ship in the sea. The composition was crowned with the inscription "ПОКОИТЪ И ОБОРОНЯЕТЪ" (PEACE AND DEFENSE).
At the right medallion - The impregnable rock in a stormy sea, sea waves with sea monsters. The composition was crowned with the inscription "НЕВРЕДИМА" (UNHARMED).
Reverse: On the center the text: «Сов. пр. б.» (Advisor to the Chairman of the Bank's board) and a handwritten signature.
The paper is watermarked. Above and below in two lines are inscription ЛЮБОВЬ К ОТЕЧЕСТВУ (LOVE FOR THE FATHERLAND) / ДЕЙСТВУЕТ К ПОЛЬЗЕ ОНОГО (EFFECTIVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF IT). At the sides are ГОСУДАРСТВЕННАЯ КАЗНА (STATE TREASURY) on one hand and on the other the note's value spelled out in old Slavic letters. In the corners are displayed the coat of arms of the four Tsardoms –Tsardom of Astrakhan, Tsardom of Moscow, Tsardom of Kazan and Tsardom of Siberia.
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