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Coins and banknotes of 1991 — USSR

Flag: Flag of the USSR (1923–1991) Coat of arms: Emblem of the USSR with fifteen ribbons (1956–1991) Anthem: State Anthem of the Soviet Union (1977 text) (1977–1991)

What happened in 1991

• The Pavlov reform withdrew 50- and 100-rouble notes from circulation, and in spring prices rose several times over.
• Boris Yeltsin was elected President of the RSFSR.
• In August the coup attempt by the State Emergency Committee failed.
• The Belovezh Accords were signed; on 25 December Gorbachev resigned and the USSR ceased to exist.

Circulation coins 14

	1 kopeck — USSR (1961–1991) Y# 126 Leningrad Mint, Л Moscow Mint, М	+
	2 kopecks — USSR (1961–1991) Y# 127 Moscow Mint, M Leningrad Mint, Л	+
	3 kopecks — USSR (1961–1991) Y# 128 Leningrad Mint, Л Moscow Mint, М	+
	5 kopecks — USSR (1961–1991) Y# 129 Leningrad Mint, Л Moscow Mint, М	+
	10 kopecks — USSR (1961–1991) Y# 130 1991 Leningrad Mint, Л Moscow Mint, М	+
	10 kopecks — USSR (1991) Y# 296 Moscow Mint, М	+
	15 kopecks — USSR (1961–1991) Y# 131 Leningrad Mint, Л Moscow Mint, М	+
	20 kopecks — USSR (1961–1991) Y# 132 1991 Leningrad Mint, Л Moscow Mint, М	+
	50 kopecks — USSR (1964–1991) Y# 133a.2 Leningrad Mint, Л Moscow Mint, М	+
	50 kopecks — USSR (1991) Y# 292 Leningrad Mint, Л	+
	1 ruble — USSR (1964–1991) Y# 134a.2 Leningrad Mint, Л Moscow Mint, М	+
	1 ruble — USSR (1991) Y# 293 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД Leningrad Mint, Без знака монетного двора	+
	5 rubles — USSR (1991) Y# 294 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД Moscow Mint, ММД	+
	10 rubles — USSR (1991–1992) Y# 295 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД Moscow Mint, ММД	+

Commemorative coins 12

	1 ruble — USSR (1990–1991) — Alisher Navoi Y# 260 1991 · mintage 2,150,000 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД	+
	1 ruble — USSR (1990–1991) — Pyotr Lebedev Y# 261 1991 · mintage 2,150,000	+
	1 ruble — USSR (1991) — Sergei Prokofiev Y# 263 1991 · mintage 2,150,000 error date "1952"	+
	1 ruble — USSR (1991) — Konstantin Ivanov Y# 282 mintage 3,150,000	+
	1 ruble — USSR (1991) — Magtymguly Pyragy Y# 283 mintage 2,150,000	+
	1 ruble — USSR (1991) — Nizami Gyanzhevi Y# 284 mintage 2,150,000	+
	3 rubles — USSR (1991) — Victory in the Battle of Moscow Y# 301 mintage 2,150,000	+
	5 rubles — USSR (1991) — Cathedral of the Archangel Michael Y# 271 mintage 2,150,000	+
	5 rubles — USSR (1991) — State Bank Y# 272 mintage 2,150,000	+
	5 rubles — USSR (1991) — David Sasunski Monument Y# 273 mintage 2,150,000	+
	5 rubles — USSR (1991) — Blakiston's Fish Owl Y# 280 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД · mintage 500,000	+
	5 rubles — USSR (1991) — Markhor Y# 281 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД · mintage 500,000	+

Collector coins 21

	3 rubles — USSR (1991) — Bolshoi Theatre Y# 274 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД · mintage 40,000	+
	3 rubles — USSR (1991) — Arch of Triumph in Moscow Y# 275 Moscow Mint, ММД · mintage 40,000	+
	3 rubles — USSR (1991) — Fort Ross Y# 264 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД · mintage 25,000	+
	3 rubles — USSR (1991) — Yuri Gagarin Monument Y# 262 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД · mintage 35,000	+
	5 rubles — USSR (1991) — Russian Ballet (Ballerina) Y# 268 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД · mintage 9,000	+
	10 rubles — USSR (1991) — Russian Ballet (Ballerina) Y# 269 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД · mintage 12,000	+
	10 rubles — USSR (1991) — Russian Ballet (Ballerina) Y# 285 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД · mintage 6,000	+
	25 rubles — USSR (1991) — Russian Ballet (Ballerina) Y# 270 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД · mintage 27,000	+
	25 rubles — USSR (1991) — Russian Ballet (Ballerina) Y# 286 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД · mintage 5,000	+
	25 rubles — USSR (1991) — Russian Ballet (Ballerina) Y# 286 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД	+
	25 rubles — USSR (1991) — Abolition of Serfdom 1861 Y# 276 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД · mintage 12,000	+
	25 rubles — USSR (1991) — Three Saints Harbour Y# 265 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД · mintage 6,500	+
	25 rubles — USSR (1991) — Novo-Arkhangelsk Y# 266 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД · mintage 6,500	+
	50 rubles — USSR (1991) — Russian Ballet (Ballerina) Y# 287 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД · mintage 2,400	+
	50 rubles — USSR (1991) — Russian Ballet (Ballerina) Y# 287 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД	+
	50 rubles — USSR (1991) — Saint Isaac's Cathedral Y# 277 Moscow Mint, ММД · mintage 25,000	+
	100 rubles — USSR (1991) — Russian Ballet (Ballerina) Y# 288 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД · mintage 1,200	+
	100 rubles — USSR (1991) — Russian Ballet (Ballerina) Y# 288 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД	+
	100 rubles — USSR (1991) — Leo Tolstoy Y# 278 Moscow Mint, ММД · mintage 14,000	+
	150 rubles — USSR (1991) — Patriotic War of 1812 Y# 279 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД · mintage 16,000	+
	150 rubles — USSR (1991) — Ioann Veniaminov Y# 267 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД · mintage 6,500	+

Circulation banknotes 10

	1 ruble — USSR (1991) Pick# 237 series АА-ЗЗ · mintage 1,040,000,000 Specimen, "ОБРАЗЕЦ" overprint	+
	3 rubles — USSR (1991) Pick# 238 series ЗВ-ИЗ, Red elements on reverse · mintage 48,000,000 series ЗХ, No red elements on reverse Specimen, "ОБРАЗЕЦ" overprint	+
	5 rubles — USSR (1991) Pick# 239 series АА-ГЧ, ЗВ-ЛП, Pink guilloché on reverse · mintage 710,000,000 series ЗС, ЗХ, Brown guilloché on reverse series ЛС-НЛ, Pink guilloché on reverse · mintage 216,000,000 Specimen, "ОБРАЗЕЦ" overprint	+
	10 rubles — USSR (1991) Pick# 240 series АА-ГМ · mintage 700,000,000 Specimen series ГН-ГЧ · mintage 35,000,000	+
	50 rubles — USSR (1991) Pick# 241 series АА-ВЯ · mintage 600,000,000 Specimen, "ОБРАЗЕЦ" overprint on the reverse only series ГА-ГЗ, Serial numbers 0000001–2000000 · mintage 12,000,000 series ГИ-ГО, Serial numbers 0000001–2000000	+
	100 rubles — USSR (1991) Pick# 242 series АА-ИЬ Specimen, "ОБРАЗЕЦ" overprint	+
	100 rubles — USSR (1991) Pick# 243 series ИЭ-МЬ, Reverse printed by intaglio series ИЭ-МЬ, Reverse printed by offset	+
	200 rubles — USSR (1991) Pick# 244 series АА-АО Specimen	+
	500 rubles — USSR (1991) Pick# 245 series АА-АТ Specimen	+
	1000 rubles — USSR (1991) Pick# 246 series АА-БВ Specimen	+