Russia (1898-1905)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the period of Russo-Japanese Wars and reigning czar Nicholas II, the last czar. There are banknotes of 1 Russian ruble, 3 Russian rubles, 5 Russian rubles, 10 Russian rubles, 25 Russian rubles, 50 Russian rubles, 100 Russian rubles, 500 Russian rubles and 1,000 Russian rubles.

1 Russian ruble (одинь рубль)

This banknote worth 1 ruble was first circulated April the 21st of 1898. On the main side left, you can see Russian Empire's coat of arms, consisting in a double-headed eagle holding coat of arms (from left to right: Kazan; Poland, Crimea; Kiev, Novgorod, Vladimir; Moscow (center), Finland, Siberia, Caucasus, Astrakhan). The text in the center says that the Central Bank changes banknotes for gold coins in a certain proportion. In the upper part it's written State loan credit (Государственная кредитная карта).
On the other side of the banknote, it can be seen Russian Empire's coat of arms, surrounded with a circle with the written value. There are two branches (oak and olive) and in their left, a big 1 with the word ruble in Russian. In the right there are three texts saying that all banknotes have the same value in the Empire and that counterfeiting it is punished with working fields. This banknote has rhombus with dots inside as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 15 cm x 9 cm.