Talk:Alaskan parchment scrip

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A fact from Alaskan parchment scrip appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 24 May 2014 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that in colonial Russian America, Alaskan parchment scrip currency (pictured) was sometimes printed on walrus hide?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2014/May. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alaskan parchment scrip.

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Category question

For those with more experience - would the following categories be appropriate for this article: Category:Historical currencies of the United States and to create Category:Russian American Parchment scrip in Category:Currencies of Russia? Thanks--Godot13 (talk) 01:54, 20 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

File:Russian-American Co - 1 Ruble (7559).jpg to appear as POTD soon

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An Alaskan parchment scrip banknote in the denomination of 1 ruble, printed on vellum or parchment by the Russian-American Company. 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", and under the oval is the value of the note "one ruble".

Alaskan parchment scrip was used as a form of company scrip in Alaska when it was a possession of the Russian Empire. In circulation from 1816 to 1867, such scrip could be printed on vellum, parchment, or pinniped skin. Denominations of 10, 25, 50 kopecks and 1, 5, 10, and 25 rubles were issued.Banknote: Russian-American Company; image courtesy of the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution

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