| REF. NO. | DENOMINATION | DESCRIPTION | NO.ISSUED | CONDITION | VALUE |
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| 101 | £100 | blue & black, signed Thomson, Bonar & Co. | ? #26403 |
VF | £30-40 |
| 102 | £100 | – as above but signed by F. Mart Magnus | ? | VF | £30-40 |
| 103 | £1000 | green and black, signed Thomson, Bonar & Co. | ? | VF | £140-160 |
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| 106 | various | registered inscription | ? | VF | £- |
Russia: 1859, 3% State Loan
Other city spellings: St.-Pétersbourg, Petrograd, Pétrograde
Issued, £7,000,000 (of the £12,000,000 authorised) which was intended to reinforce the metallic reserve. However, circumstances induced the Government to apply the loan for the purpose of strengthening the banks.
At the option of the holder, bonds could be transcribed into Russian currency at the rate of 640 roubles to £100. Bonds then became registered inscriptions payable in St. Petersburg. Bonds are countersigned by either of the two contractors: Thomson, Bonar & Co. and F. Mart Magnus.
1859
