Russia 250 Roubles 1917 P36 EF/EF+

We offer examples of the 100 rouble note dated 1910 featuring a portrait of Empress Catherine the Great on the back and in the watermark.(P13) These were amongst the last notes issued under the Russian Tsars and measure approximately 10” x 5”. At the time they were issued they were worth 4 ounces of gold. Here we present this wonderful note in VG.

We have always loved these 500 roubles featuring Peter the Great. They are dated 1912 and are amongst the last notes issued by Tsarist Russia before the Russian Revolution of 1917 swept away all vestiges of Imperial Rule.(P14) They are huge- measuring 270mm x 125mm. At the time, they represented an equally huge amount of money. They feature an imposing portrait of Peter the Great on the back and in the watermark. Peter the Great built Russia’s Navy and founded St Petersburg, the Venice of the North.These are lovely examples in Crisp EF/GEF.

After the French Revolution, a whole new currency was introduced backed by land seized by the aristocracy rather than the more conventional precious metals, They are known generally as assignats and are simple affairs in black on white and uniface. These 5 livres were created according to the new calendar which was introduced on the 10 Brumaire de l’an 2eme which translates as 1793 (PA76) From sheets recently purchased where the paper had toned over the years.