Paper money

Museum number:
7-9701c
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4520
Description:
Currency, paper; Russian; black, red, and green on worn cream paper; text framed by filigree; wreath and fruit designs; obverse: Государственный Кредитный Билетъ СТО РУБЛЕЙ; below: Государственный банкъ размъчиваетъ kредитные билеты на золотую монету без ограничения содержит 17.424 (чистого золота); (signature of) управляюший (left); (signature of) кассуръ (right); KX 172981; 1910; translation: State Credit Ticket/Bill ONE HUNDRED RUBLES; below: State Bank razmachivaetsya (definition unknown; literal modern translation = "soaks") credit tickets for a gold coin without restriction contains 17.424 (pure gold); Serial number: 172981; (signature of) manager (left); (signature of) cashier (right); Reverse: intricate designs in black ink; a young man standing in a toga holds a sword, his left hand over his heart; portrait of Katherine the Great framed by intricate filigree/wreath design, with head of greek(?) statue below; initials of Ekaterina the Great E.N. in filigree design, framed by wreath; text: 100 рублей; Folded four ways; length: 26.0 cm, width: 12.2 cm.
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)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Paper money, accession number 7-9701c, described as Currency, paper; Russian; black, red, and green on worn cream paper; text framed by filigree; wreath and fruit designs; obverse: Государственный Кредитный Билетъ СТО РУБЛЕЙ; below: Государственный банкъ размъчиваетъ kредитные билеты на золотую монету без ограничения содержит 17.424 (чистого золота); (signature of) управляюший (left); (signature of) кассуръ (right); KX 172981; 1910; translation: State Credit Ticket/Bill ONE HUNDRED RUBLES; below: State Bank razmachivaetsya (definition unknown; literal modern translation = "soaks") credit tickets for a gold coin without restriction contains 17.424 (pure gold); Serial number: 172981; (signature of) manager (left); (signature of) cashier (right); Reverse: intricate designs in black ink; a young man standing in a toga holds a sword, his left hand over his heart; portrait of Katherine the Great framed by intricate filigree/wreath design, with head of greek(?) statue below; initials of Ekaterina the Great E.N. in filigree design, framed by wreath; text: 100 рублей; Folded four ways; length: 26.0 cm, width: 12.2 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Paper money, accession number 7-9701c, described as Currency, paper; Russian; black, red, and green on worn cream paper; text framed by filigree; wreath and fruit designs; obverse: Государственный Кредитный Билетъ СТО РУБЛЕЙ; below: Государственный банкъ размъчиваетъ kредитные билеты на золотую монету без ограничения содержит 17.424 (чистого золота); (signature of) управляюший (left); (signature of) кассуръ (right); KX 172981; 1910; translation: State Credit Ticket/Bill ONE HUNDRED RUBLES; below: State Bank razmachivaetsya (definition unknown; literal modern translation = "soaks") credit tickets for a gold coin without restriction contains 17.424 (pure gold); Serial number: 172981; (signature of) manager (left); (signature of) cashier (right); Reverse: intricate designs in black ink; a young man standing in a toga holds a sword, his left hand over his heart; portrait of Katherine the Great framed by intricate filigree/wreath design, with head of greek(?) statue below; initials of Ekaterina the Great E.N. in filigree design, framed by wreath; text: 100 рублей; Folded four ways; length: 26.0 cm, width: 12.2 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paper money, accession number 7-9701c, described as Currency, paper; Russian; black, red, and green on worn cream paper; text framed by filigree; wreath and fruit designs; obverse: Государственный Кредитный Билетъ СТО РУБЛЕЙ; below: Государственный банкъ размъчиваетъ kредитные билеты на золотую монету без ограничения содержит 17.424 (чистого золота); (signature of) управляюший (left); (signature of) кассуръ (right); KX 172981; 1910; translation: State Credit Ticket/Bill ONE HUNDRED RUBLES; below: State Bank razmachivaetsya (definition unknown; literal modern translation = "soaks") credit tickets for a gold coin without restriction contains 17.424 (pure gold); Serial number: 172981; (signature of) manager (left); (signature of) cashier (right); Reverse: intricate designs in black ink; a young man standing in a toga holds a sword, his left hand over his heart; portrait of Katherine the Great framed by intricate filigree/wreath design, with head of greek(?) statue below; initials of Ekaterina the Great E.N. in filigree design, framed by wreath; text: 100 рублей; Folded four ways; length: 26.0 cm, width: 12.2 cm.

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