Russia State Credit Note 5 Rubles banknote 1892
Obverse: On the left side of the banknote are imperial regalia and medieval arms: Imperial Monogram of Czar Alexander III of Russia above the shield with Coat of Arms of the Russian Empire, 1883 - Imperial Double-Headed Eagle. At the right corner depicted face value in large arabic numeral "5". Design of the banknotes consist the various architectural elements of Russian-Byzantine style or Neo-Russian style.
On the obverse is the text: «Государственный кредитный билет. По предъявлении выдается из разменной кассы Государственного Банка 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 FIVE RUBLES in silver or gold coins).
Signatures of the Governor of State Bank - Yuliy Galaktionovich Zhukovskiy and one of the cashiers.
Reverse: The three large guilloche rosettes with the face value "5" at left, Coat of Arms of the Russian Empire (1883) at center, 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 right side of the banknote.
Text "Extract from the Highest Manifesto of 1 June 1843, relating to the issue of state credit notes":
1. Размѣнъ государственныхъ кредитныхъ билетовъ на золотую монету обезпечивается всѣмъ достояніемъ Государства.
2. Государственные кредитные билеты имѣютъ хожденіе во всей Имперіи наравнѣ съ золотою монетою.
3. За поддѣлку кредитныхъ билетовъ виновные подвергаются лишенію всѣхъ правъ состоянія и ссылкѣ въ каторжную работу.
1. The exchange of State Credit Notes for gold coin is guaranteed by the the whole property of the state.
2. State Credit Notes circulate in the whole Empire on par with gold coin.
3. Punishment for Forgery of the State Credit Notes the person who's guilty will be deprived of all property rights and is sent to hard labour.
Date of issue: 27 November 1887, according to the decree (No. 4842) and put into circulation on October 15, 1888.
Formally in circulation until October 1, 1922, according to the Decree of the Council of People's Commissars of September 8, 1922, they lost their payment power.
Printer: Expedition for the Preparation of Government Papers [EZGB] – at present Goznak.
Size: 162 × 96 mm.
Watermarks: Striped horizontal dark and light stripes. The figure "5" and the letter "Р" are written in the center.
Russian Banknotes - Russia paper money
1887-1894 issue