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Alaskan parchment scrip, 1 ruble (c. 1852)

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Original – One ruble, Alaskan parchment scrip (c. 1852). Used in colonial Russian America, this scrip was Issued by the Russian-American Company, and printed on parchment and sometimes walrus hide. Color is as-made.

Reason

High EV, high quality image, very rare high-grade example.

Articles in which this image appears

Alaskan parchment scrip. (not 7 days, but as old as the article)

FP category for this image

Currency

Creator

Russian-American Company.
From the National Numismatic Collection, NMAH, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.

• Support ALT1 as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 05:27, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
• Support although I do wish the skin didn't end up that colour. It's almost garish. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:25, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

• Support ALT1 - Much, much, much, much easier on the eyes. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:58, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

• Support — For historical interest (though the color is lurid indeed). If it runs, FP caption should include translation of the legend on the seal, товарищи. Sca (talk) 14:55, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

ALT1 - Similar note, different issue, equally high grade.

• Offering ALT1 with a similar note, different coloring, high grade, equal EV...--Godot13 (talk) 19:23, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

• Oh, Thank God. Support the Alt1. Hafspajen (talk) 21:37, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

• Which one is accurate though? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:49, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

• Crisco- They are both accurate. They come from two different years of issue. The 1852 one-ruble issue (original) was noted to have been made on a yellow-tinted parchment (stated and cited in the article) suggesting the non-tinted (ALT1) is likely from an earlier series.-Godot13 (talk) 03:35, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

• Support. Alt. 1 — Aesthetically MUCH preferable. Sca (talk) 23:42, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
• Support either I don't think aesthetics matters much here, and there's reasons for both, but the pencil markings of the museum are less obtrusive on Alt 1, while the original is an example of how they looked later on. Both are valuable, but if we're only featuring one, I'd prefer Alt 1. for the smaller pencil marks. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 08:24, 30 May 2014 (UTC)
• Support. High quality, high encyclopedic value, high educational value, high historic value. — Cirt (talk) 16:42, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

Promoted File:Russian-American Co - 1 Ruble (7559).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:34, 2 June 2014 (UTC)