{"id":1227,"date":"2021-06-12T19:22:52","date_gmt":"2021-06-12T22:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/wordpress\/?p=1227"},"modified":"2021-06-12T19:22:52","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T22:22:52","slug":"coins-and-banknotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/index.php\/2021\/06\/12\/coins-and-banknotes\/","title":{"rendered":"COINS AND BANKNOTES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(During the Russian Empire and after the Revolution of 1917)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/coins01.jpg\" width=\"381\" height=\"195\"><br><strong>Nicholas II Tzar of Russia, 1894-1917 AD<\/strong><br>Silver 50 Kopeks, 27 mm. &#8211; Dated 1899 A.D. &#8211; St. Petersburg mint<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/100rublos.gif\" width=\"450\" height=\"287\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The 100 Ruble banknote of 1910<\/strong><br>From the late 18th century until 1917 the Krim (Crimea) peninsula and the mainland portion of Taurida Oblast (province) was part of the Russian Empire, and used Russian currency. The Russian empress who conquered the territory &#8212; Catherine II (known as Catherine &#8220;the Great&#8221;) &#8212; was memorialized on Russian currency, along with notable Tsars such as Peter I (also honored with &#8220;the Great&#8221;).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/50rublos.gif\" width=\"450\" height=\"278\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Imperial Russian designs for paper money were generally of high quality. This classical design, with a portrait of Tsar Nicolas, is for a 50 Ruble banknote issued in 1899.<br>Most commerce in Imperial Russian Crimea\/Tauridia was conducted with smaller denomination currency. In the period just before the Great War this included coins valued in Rubles, Kopecks and fractional values of Kopecks:copper: 1\/4, 1\/2, 1, 2, 3, and 5 Kopecks \/ Silver: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 50 Kopecks \/ Gold coins: 5, 10 Rubles. It also included paper money valued at 1, 3, 5, 10,25, 50, 100, and 500 Rubles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/5rublos.gif\" width=\"214\" height=\"350\"><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/5rublosx.gif\" width=\"214\" height=\"350\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The 5 Ruble banknote of 1909<\/strong><br>Imperial Russian designs for paper money were generally of high quality, including this beautifully designed 5 Ruble banknote of 1909<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/1rublo.gif\" width=\"320\" height=\"193\"><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/1rublox.gif\" width=\"320\" height=\"193\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The one Ruble banknote<\/strong><br>Imperial Russian designs for paper money were generally of high quality. However, the one Ruble and Kopeck notes were issued with utilitarian designs of little artistic merit. On the one Ruble note the architectual motif is reduced to the facade of a nondescript generic structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/rbanknote01.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"122\"><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/rbanknote02.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\"><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/rbanknote03.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"131\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1917 -1918&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1918&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1917<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/rbanknote04.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"126\"><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/rbanknote05.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"119\"><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/rbanknote06.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"121\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>915 &#8211; 1917 stamp currency&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1915 fractional notes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1905 &#8211; 1917<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/rbanknote07.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"125\"><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/rbanknote08.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"121\"><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/rbanknote09.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"122\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1898 &#8211; 1899&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1892 &#8211; 1896&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1887 &#8211; 1892<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/rbanknote10.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"117\"><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/rbanknote11.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"111\"><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/rbanknote12.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"156\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1843 &#8211; 1865&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1840 &#8211; 1841&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1818 &#8211; 1840<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/1rublo1865.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"248\"><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/1rublo1865x.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"245\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(During the Russian Empire and after the Revolution of 1917) Nicholas II Tzar of Russia, 1894-1917 ADSilver 50 Kopeks, 27 mm. &#8211; Dated 1899 A.D. 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