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Original - Five hundred Imperial Russian rubles of 1912 (the nation's largest denomination until 1917), featuring Peter the Great upon contemporary engraved portrait by Jacobus Houbraken.
Reason
Ornate hi-res image and one of the finest Commons currencies imho.
Articles in which this image appears
Russian ruble
Creator
State Bank of the Russian Empire
Also, is it the obverse? Looks like the reverse to me - all the signature / date of issue / serial number / promise to pay the bearer stuff is normally on side we call the obverse. And it is cropped, it does not show the entire note: see http://www.atsnotes.com/shop-paper-money/russia-14.JPG
It's the obverse, as original Russian caption reads. Brand[t] 18:55, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted Maedin\talk 21:09, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]