Note 10 — Chapter VIII · IRKOUTSK.
Reading edition
The word “Rouble” is derived from the Russian word Roupit “to cut,” so called because up to four hundred years ago the Russians used bar silver as coinage.
Reading edition
The word “Rouble” is derived from the Russian word Roupit “to cut,” so called because up to four hundred years ago the Russians used bar silver as coinage.