Russia Currency vignette. Protection. Cylinder die. Steel. Height: 2.25 inches; Diameter: 2.75 inches. Imprint of American Bank Note Company. An armored female with helmet, shield and sword, shielding a young child, symbolizing Protection, the title of this engraving. The design was engraved by Edwin H. Gunn, after original art by Alonzo Earl Foringer, and it was used on 200 Rouble Savings Loan Notes issued by the Government Bank in Irkutsk, Russia, in 1917 (Pick-S882 and S899). The other side of the cylinder bears the arms of the city of Berlin, Germany. Lustrous medium gray. Nicely preserved and attractive.
Numbered 71409 and N1425 on bottom.
This interesting and worthwhile item, it is one of kind, item that may never be available again.
Metal:
Steel
Measurement:
Height 2.25 Diameter 2.75
Type:
Currency vignetter
Item from:
American Bank Note Co.
