In this article, we going to clarify how to determine the year of paper money of tsarist Russia which were put into circulation in 1898-1912. Firstly pay attention to the bottom of the bill there you will see the signatures of two people the Manager and the Cashier. Moreover the signature is usually located on the front side of the bill. However not many people knows that thanks to them, you can easily determine in what specific period this banknote was put into circulation, since the year indicated on the bill when these types of paper money were released. Actually, of all denomination’s paper money were printed and after the revolution by the Provisional Government in 1917 and the Soviet Government in 1917-1920s. After that it can be determined by the serial number.
How to determine the year of the paper money issued during the reign of Nicholas II?
The signature of the manager on paper money is also the most important factor in determining the value of the bill. However from 1898 to 1917, there were only four manager of the State Bank in the Russian Empire:
Signatures of cashiers according to the denomination of paper money

1. Brut;
2. N. Yermolayev;
3. V. Ivanov;
4. Karpov,
5. YA. Metts;
6. Naumov;
7. Sobol;
8. Sofronov.

1. Brut;
2. V.Ivanov;
3. Karpov;
4. YA.Metts;
5. Naumov;
6. Sobol;
7. Sofronov.

1. Brut;
2. V. Ivanov;
3. Karpov;
4. Kitayev;
5. Metts;
6. Mikheyev;
7. Morozov;
8. Sobol;
9. Sofronov;
10. Shelkov.

1. Brut;
2. V. Ivanov;
3. Karpov;
4. Kitayev;
5. Metts;
6. Mikheyev;
7. Morozov;
8. Sobol;
9. Sofronov;
10 Shelkov.

1. A. Afanasyev;
2. Baryshev;
3. Brut;
4. V.Ivanov;
5 Gr. Ivanov;
6. Karpov;
7. Metts;
8. Mikheyev;
9. Morozov;
10. Sveshnikov;
11. Sobol;
12. Sofronov;
13. Chikhirdzhin;
14. Shagin;
15. Shelkov.

1. Брут;
2. Метц;
3. Михеев;
4. Морозов;
5. Наумов.

1. A. Afanasyev;
2. Baryshev;
3. Brut;
4. V.Ivanov;
5. Gr. Ivanov;
6. Karpov;
7. Kitayev;
8. Koptelov;
9. Metts;
10. Mikheyev;
11. Morozov;
12. Myagkov;
13. Sveshnikov;
14. Sobol;
15. Sofronov;
16. Chikhirdzhin;
17. Shagin.

1. V. Ivanov;
2. Karpov;
3. Kitayev;
4. Metts;
5. Mikheyev;
6. Sofronov;
7. Chikhirdzhin.
Signatures of cashiers according to the denomination of paper money

1. A. Afanasyev;
2. Baryshev;
3. Brut;
4. V. Ivanov;
5. Gr. Ivanov;
6. Kitayev;
7. Koptelov;
8. YA. Metts;
9. Mikheyev;
10. Morozov;
11. Naumov;
12. A. Nikiforov;
13. Ovchinnikov;
14. Sveshnikov;
15. Sofronov;
16. N. Starikov;
17. A. Trofimov;
18. Chikhirdzhin;
19. Shagin;
20. Shmidt.

1. A. Afanasyev;
2. Baryshev;
3. Brut;
4. V. Ivanov;
5. Kitayev;
6. Koptelov;
7. YA. Metts;
8. Mikheyev;
9. Naumov;
10. Ovchinnikov;
11. Sofronov;
12. Chikhirdzhin;
13 Shagin.

1. A. Afanasyev;
2. Baryshev;
3. Brut;
4. V. Ivanov;
5. Gr. Ivanov;
6. Kitayev;
7. Koptelov;
8. YA.Metts;
9. Mikheyev;
10. Morozov;
11. Naumov;
12. Ovchinnikov;
13. Sveshnikov;
14. Sofronov;
15. Chikhirdzhin;
16. Shmidt.

1. A. Afanasyev;
2. Baryshev;
3. Brut;
4. V.Ivanov;
5. Kitayev;
6. Koptelov;
7. Metts;
8. Mikheyev;
9. Morozov;
10. Naumov;
11. Ovchinnikov;
12. Sveshnikov;
13. Sofronov;
14. Chikhirdzhin;
15. Shagin.

1. A. Afanasyev;
2. Baryshev;
3. Brut;
4. V. Ivanov;
5. Kitayev;
6. Koptelov;
7. Metts;
8. Mikheyev;
9. Morozov;
10. Naumov;
11. Ovchinnikov;
12. Sofronov;
13. Chikhirdzhin;
14. Shagin.

1. A. Afanasyev;
2. Baryshev;
3. Brut;
4. Burlakov;
5. Gavrilov;
6. Zhikharev;
7. V.Ivanov;
8. Koptelov;
9. YA. Metts;
10. Mikheyev;
11. Morozov;
12. Naumov;
13. A. Nikiforov;
14. Ovchinnikov;
15. Rodionov;
16. Sofronov;
17. N. Starikov;
18. A. Trofimov;
19. Chikhirdzhin;
20. Shmidt.

1. A. Afanasyev;
2. Baryshev;
3. Brut;
4. V. Ivanov;
5. Gr. Ivanov;
6. Kitayev,
7. Koptelov;
8. Metts;
9. Mikheyev;
10. Morozov;
11. Ovchinnikov;
12. Sveshnikov;
13. Sofronov;
14. Chikhirdzhin;
15. Shagin.

1. Metts;
2. Morozov;
3. Naumov.

1. A. Afanasyev;
2. Baryshev;
3. Brut;
4. Gr. Ivanov;
5. Koptelov;
6. Metts;
7. Mikheyev;
8. Morozov.

1. A. Afanasyev;
2. Baryshev;
3. Brut;
4. Burlakov;
5. Gavrilov;
6. Zhikharev;
7. Gr. Ivanov;
8. Koptelov;
9. Metts;
10. Mikheyev;
11. Morozov;
12. Naumov;
13. Ovchinnikov;
14. Rodionov;
15. Sofronov;
16. A. Trofimov;
17. Chikhirdzhin;
18. Shmidt.

1.Metts;
2. Mikheyev;
3. Sofronov;
4. Chikhirdzhin.

1. A. Afanasyev;
2. Baryshev;
3. Bogatyrev;
4. YA.Metts;
5. Mikheyev;
6. Morozov;
7. Naumov;
8. Rodionov;
9. Ovchinnikov;
10. Sofronov;
11. Chikhirdzhin;
12. Shmidt.
Signatures of cashiers according to the denomination of paper money

1. Baryshev;
2. YA.Metts;
3. Morozov;
4. Ovchinnikov;
5. Chikhirdzhin.

1. A. Afanasyev;
2. Baryshev;
3. Brut;
4. Burlakov;
5. Gavrilov;
6. V. Ivanov;
7. Gr. Ivanov;
8. Koptelov;
9. YA. Metts;
10. Mikheyev;
11. Morozov;
12. Naumov;
13. Ovchinnikov;
14. Rodionov;
15. Sofronov;
16. Chikhirdzhin;
17. Shagin;
18. Shmidt.

1. A. Afanasyev;
2. Baryshev;
3. Bogatyrev;
4. Brut;
5. Bubyakin;
6. Burlakov;
7. Bylinskiy;
8. Gavrilov;
9. Ye. Gelman;
10. Iv. Gusev;
11. Zhikharev;
12. Gr. Ivanov;
13. Koptelov;
14. Martemyanov;
15. YA. Metts;
16. Mikheyev;
17. Morozov;
18. Naumov;
19. Ovchinnikov;
20. Rodionov;
21. Sofronov;
22. N. Starikov;
23. A. Trofimov;
24. A. Feduleyev;
25. Chikhirdzhin;
26. Shagin;
27. Shmidt.

1. A. Afanasyev;
2. Baryshev;
3. Brut;
4. Burlakov;
5. Gavrilov;
6. Zhikharev;
7. V.Ivanov;
8. Koptelov;
9. YA. Metts;
10. Mikheyev;
11. Morozov;
12. Naumov;
13. Ovchinnikov;
14. Rodionov;
15. Sofronov;
16. A. Trofimov;
17. Chikhirdzhin;
18. Shmidt.

1. A. Afanasyev;
2. Baryshev;
3. Brut;
4. Burlakov;
5. Gavrilov;
6. Zhikharev;
7. V. Ivanov;
8. Gr. Ivanov;
9. Koptelov;
10. YA. Metts;
11. Mikheyev;
12. Morozov;
13. Naumov;
14. A. Nikiforov;
15. Ovchinnikov;
16. Rodionov;
17. Sofronov;
18. N. Starikov;
19. A. Trofimov;
20. Chikhirdzhin;
21. Shagin;
22. Shmidt.

1. Brut;
2. Metts;
3. Morozov;
4. Naumov.

1. A. Afanasyev;
2. Baryshev;
3. Brut;
4. V. Ivanov;
5. Gr. Ivanov;
6. Kitayev;
7. Koptelov;
8. Metts;
9. Mikheyev;
10. Morozov;
11. Ovchinnikov;
12. Sveshnikov;
13. Sofronov;
14. Chikhirdzhin;
15. Shagin.

1. V. Ivanov;
2. Koptelov;
3. Metts;
4. Mikheyev;
5. Morozov;
6. Sofronov;
7. Chikhirdzhin.
Signatures of cashiers by denominations

1. Baryshev;
2. YA.Metts;
3. Morozov;
4. Ovchinnikov;
5. Chikhirdzhin.

1. A. Afanasyev;
2. Baryshev;
3. Brut;
4. Burlakov;
5. Gavrilov;
6. V. Ivanov;
7. Gr. Ivanov;
8. Koptelov;
9. YA. Metts;
10. Mikheyev;
11. Morozov;
12. Naumov;
13. Ovchinnikov;
14. Rodionov;
15. Sofronov;
16. Chikhirdzhin;
17. Shagin;
18. Shmidt.

1. A. Afanasyev;
2. Baryshev;
3. Bogatyrev;
4. Brut;
5. Bubyakin;
6. Burlakov;
7. Bylinskiy;
8. Gavrilov;
9. Ye. Gelman;
10. Iv. Gusev;
11. Zhikharev;
12. Gr. Ivanov;
13. Koptelov;
14. Martemyanov;
15. YA. Metts;
16. Mikheyev;
17. Morozov;
18. Naumov;
19. Ovchinnikov;
20. Rodionov;
21. Sofronov;
22. N. Starikov;
23. A. Trofimov;
24. A. Feduleyev;
25. Chikhirdzhin;
26. Shagin;
27. Shmidt.

1. A. Afanasyev;
2. Baryshev;
3. Brut;
4. Burlakov;
5. Gavrilov;
6. Zhikharev;
7. V.Ivanov;
8. Koptelov;
9. YA. Metts;
10. Mikheyev;
11. Morozov;
12. Naumov;
13. Ovchinnikov;
14. Rodionov;
15. Sofronov;
16. A. Trofimov;
17. Chikhirdzhin;
18. Shmidt.

1. A. Afanasyev;
2. Baryshev;
3. Brut;
4. Burlakov;
5. Gavrilov;
6. Zhikharev;
7. V. Ivanov;
8. Gr. Ivanov;
9. Koptelov;
10. YA. Metts;
11. Mikheyev;
12. Morozov;
13. Naumov;
14. A. Nikiforov;
15. Ovchinnikov;
16. Rodionov;
17. Sofronov;
18. N. Starikov;
19. A. Trofimov;
20. Chikhirdzhin;
21. Shagin;
22. Shmidt.

1. Brut;
2. Metts;
3. Morozov;
4. Naumov.

1. A. Afanasyev;
2. Baryshev;
3. Brut;
4. V. Ivanov;
5. Gr. Ivanov;
6. Kitayev;
7. Koptelov;
8. Metts;
9. Mikheyev;
10. Morozov;
11. Ovchinnikov;
12. Sveshnikov;
13. Sofronov;
14. Chikhirdzhin;
15. Shagin.

1. V. Ivanov;
2. Koptelov;
3. Metts;
4. Mikheyev;
5. Morozov;
6. Sofronov;
7. Chikhirdzhin.