State Bank of the Russian Empire

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The State Bank of the Russian Empire was the central banking institution of the Russian Empire, responsible for issuing currency, managing state finances, and regulating the banking system before the Soviet era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf central bank
state bank
appliesToJurisdiction Russian Empire
archivesAt Russian State Historical Archive
country Russian Empire
currencyIssued Russian ruble
dissolutionCause Russian Revolution of 1917
linked to: Russian Revolution
dissolved 1917
foundedBy Alexander II of Russia
hasPart cash offices
discount offices
provincial branches
headquartersLocation Saint Petersburg
linked to: St. Petersburg
inception 1860
industry banking
central banking
jurisdiction Russian Empire
languageOfWorkOrName Russian
legalForm state institution
legalStatus monopoly issuer of banknotes in the Russian Empire
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Saint Petersburg Governorate
mainFunction credit to the state
issue of banknotes
management of state finances
regulation of the banking system
supervision of commercial banks
nativeName Государственный банк Российской империи
operatedInPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
ownedBy Government of the Russian Empire
linked to: Russian Empire
parentOrganization Ministry of Finance of the Russian Empire
precededBy State Commercial Bank of the Russian Empire
productOrService banknotes
deposit accounts for state institutions
discounting of bills
state loans
regulates commercial banks in the Russian Empire
regulatoryScope foreign exchange operations of the state
note circulation
state credit operations
replacedBy Gosbank of the USSR
linked to: Gosbank

People's Bank of the Russian Republic
shortName Gosbank
significantEvent monetary reform of 1897 in the Russian Empire
subordinateTo Minister of Finance of the Russian Empire

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State Bank of the USSR predecessor State Bank of the Russian Empire
State Bank of the USSR predecessor People’s Bank of the Russian Republic
linked to: State Bank of the Russian Empire
Russian ruble (Empire) monetaryAuthority State Bank of the Russian Empire
State Bank of the Russian Empire nativeName Государственный банк Российской империи
linked to: State Bank of the Russian Empire
State Bank of the Russian Empire replacedBy People's Bank of the Russian Republic
linked to: State Bank of the Russian Empire
State Bank of the Russian Empire precededBy State Commercial Bank of the Russian Empire
linked to: State Bank of the Russian Empire
Gosbank precededBy State Bank of the Russian Empire