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Springer Financial Documents Collection, Nicholas Railroad Bond
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| Title | Springer Financial Documents Collection, Nicholas Railroad Bond |
| Description | Bond for 120 rubles/500 francs/20 pounds sterling, one of 550, 500 bonds issued by the Russian government in 1869 to finance the Nicholas Railroad, named after Czar Nicholas I (d. 1855), in whose reign Russia's rail network was first planned and began construction. The bond bears an engraving of the Russian Imperial Double Eagle. The recto contains Russian text, and the verso contains French and English text. Gift of Don Springer, 2004. |
| Creator | Russia, Nicholas Railroad |
| Type | Text |
| Format | TIFF, 300 ppi |
| Identifier | MC 91 |
| Source | Archives/Special Collections, Norris L Brookens Library, University of Illinois at Springfield |
| Language | eng, fre, rus |
| Relation | Don Springer Historical Financial Documents Collection, 1717-1967 |
| Rights | Public Domain. This image may be used freely, with attribution, for research, study and educational purposes. For further information or reproductions, please contact: Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield, One University Plaza, MS BRK 140, Springfield IL 62703-5407. Phone: (217) 206-6520. http://www.uis.edu/archives/ |
| Date Original | 1869 |
| Physical Description | 12" x 15" framed |
| Date Digital | 2007-10-12 |
| Collection | Manuscripts and Special Collections (University of Illinois at Springfield) |
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