This is the flip side of the foreign bill that I can not identify. You might have a problem also as the words came out in reverse, and of course they are in a foreigh language.
Wow ! You are good, if you are correct. Sounds about right to me, but I don't have a clue, other than what you have stated. Thank you so much for the imput. Dave - Mojavedave
De Orc; FYI - You put me on the right track. It is a Russian note. Actually it is a 1909 Russian 5 Ruble Imperial note. Thank you for the aid Dave
Sorry yes I had not realised I said Kopeck was happily looking through her collection at the time (well My Excuse and i'm sticking to it )LOL These notes are quite beutiful IMHO De Orc
You bet they are. The only problem is, is that they are sooooooo paper thin. (no Pun here). The one I have and I guess they are all the same is like tissue paper. I was going to scan it out of the plastic holder, but realized it was so thin, I might tear it getting it out, so I left well enough alone. In any case I am grateful to you for the help in identification. Thanks; Mojavedave
Now that is different as the ones the Mrs has are fairly robust, wonder if they were printed at a different printing works ? De Orc
Mojavedave,the 1909-dated Russian notes were even printed under the Communists in 1918.The only way that you can tell that your 5 Roubles is the Czarist one is by looking up in the Pick catalogue of notes up to 1960.It has a note telling you what the serial number ranges are. Aidan.
Hi ! Aidan Work, I do not have have the Catalogue you speak of, but if you or someone else has it could you please notify me if this is before or after the revolution ? I suppose you mean the YA-049 serial number, is that correct ? Dave - Mojavedave@aol.com
Hi ! De Orc, Well, that is certainly interesting. Now I wonder how I would determine where this was printed. Does anyone else have a 5 ruble note that is tissue thin ? I can't imagine how something that appears this fragil could be used for circulation. Dave
Bill is P35- the issue of 1917 which is similar to the pre-revolutionary issue. The give-away is the serial no. The earlier series has a full serial no. This issue has just the 2 letters and 3 numbers. Issues including YA044 and higher are Soviet government issues. I can confirm that the paper is very thin .
