USSR — Issue of 1961

The banknotes of the 1961 pattern are State Treasury Notes of 1, 3 and 5 roubles and USSR State Bank Notes of 10, 25, 50 and 100 roubles; the State Bank notes carry a portrait of Lenin. They were printed for thirty years with changes of paper, number font and printing method, so every denomination has many varieties.

In January 1991 the "Pavlov" reform withdrew the 50 and 100 roubles, while the lower denominations outlived the USSR and circulated in Russia until 1993.