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Image: Russian-American Co - 1 Ruble (7559)

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Description: 1 Ruble printed on vellum or parchment by the Russian-American Company. Used as a form of company scrip in Alaska when it was a possession of the Russian Empire. On the obverse, the horizontal text immediately beneath the double-headed eagle reads “Seal of the Russian American Company.” The oval text reads “under august protection of His Imperial Majesty.” Under the oval is the value of the note “one ruble.”
Title: Russian-American Co - 1 Ruble (7559)
Credit: Image by Godot13
Author: National Museum of American History
Permission: Use of this image should give credit to the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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