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. First, 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 know that thanks to it, you can easily determine in what specific period this banknote was put into circulation, because the year on the bill indicates when these types of paper money were released. Actually, 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 managers 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.