Russia 25 Rubles banknote 1876 White Pound Sterling Type
Russia State Credit Note
Obverse: On the left side of the banknote are imperial regalia: Coat of Arms of the Russian Empire, 1857 - Imperial Double-Headed Eagle. On the right side depicted Guilloche rosette with the face value "25". Relief panel with cyrillic (Russian) text: "Extract from the Highest Manifesto of 1 June 1843, relating to the issue of state credit notes" on the left side of the banknote.
On the obverse is the text: «Государственный кредитный билет. По предъявлении выдается из разменной кассы Государственного Банка ДВАДЦАТЬ ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ серебряною или золотою монетою». (State Credit Note. Payable to the bearer of this Note from the currency exchange offices of the State Bank the TWENTY FIVE RUBLES in silver or gold coins).
Signatures of the Governor of State Bank - Evgenij Ivanovich Lamansky and one of the cashiers.
Watermark: Watermarks: Ceremonial portrait of Tsar Aleksey Mikhailovich Romanov.
Date of issue: 15 January 1881, according to the decree of 20 October 1880 (No. 61454) and the decree of December 13, 1880 (No. 61662).
Withdrawn from circulation: This notes was exchanged for the new banknotes of 1887 issue, according to the decree of May 25, 1888 (No. 5229), from 1 January 1890 to 1 January 1893.
Not Payable from January 1, 1890.
Printer: Expedition for the Preparation of Government Papers [EZGB] – at present Goznak.
Size: 192 × 128 mm.
Russian Banknotes - Russia paper money
Portrait Series - 1866-1894 issue
25 Rubles 1876 White Pound Sterling Type
