5% Loan (bond/obligation) of the city of Kiev, #0821, 1914 Purchased for: 189 gold rubles = 504 francs = 20 British pounds in 1914. Terms: Guaranteed for the capital of 6,195,987 rubles = 655,600 British pounds = 16,522,632 French francs, by the City Government of Kiev, starting from the year 1964 (year of maturation of the bonds). Potential income: 5% per year: 1964-1914=50 years; (504 francs x 0.05) x 50 years)+504 franks at maturity = 1260 fr+ 504 fr = 1764 franks; Size: 41 cm x 30 cm; Obligation Number: 0821; Thirty three coupons attached. Condition: Very good, see photos. This obligation has historical and a potential financial value. Partial payments for Russian bonds has been done to investors, in 1990’s by Russian Government (President Boris Eltsin) (Financial Times, October 23-24, 1999) Provenance: from early Russia immigrants after 1917 revolution in Russia