Currency, paper; Russian; indigo ink on worn ivory colored paper; obverse: image: small stamped-on Russian Imperial Crest, framed by wreath, entire bill is framed by an intricate design; text: 50 копъекъ 50; имеют хождение наравне с пазмънной серебряной монетой50 kopecks; (rough) translation: 50 Kopecks 50; (they?) have circulation on par with a silver coin; obverse: design: silhouette of Russian Imperial Crest faded into ivory colored paper; entire bill is framed by a decorative border; text: 50 коп. 50 коп, поддълка билета преслъдуетое закономъ; transl: 50 kop. 50 kop., falsification of a ticket is prosecuted by law; L x W: 9.7cm x 6.1cm. *note: no date depicted
Donor:
George Leitmann and Nancy Leitmann
Collection place:
Russia
Verbatim coll. place:
Russia
Culture or time period:
Russians
Collector:
Josef Leitmann
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Paper money
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)