Russian banknotes used in Imperial South Russia

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Russian banknotes used in Imperial South Russia

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 -- Catherine II (known as Catherine "the Great") -- was memorialized on Russian currency, along with notable Tsars such as Peter I (also honored with "the Great"). This included a beautifully designed 100 Ruble banknote with an architectual motif, issued in 1910.
 

 
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A banknote of 100, 500 or even just 50 Rubles would usually have been seen only by the wealthy, such as rich merchants or the inhabitants of the Russian country estates at Alupka and Livadia in the Crimea.

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.
 
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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:

It also included paper money valued at 1, 3, 5, 10,25, 50, 100, and 500 Rubles.

Imperial Russian designs for Ruble notes of smaller denominations were also generally of high quality including this colorful 5 Ruble banknote of 1909.
 
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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.

 
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