1 ruble — RSFSR (1923) — 1st issue

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Watermark

Corners.

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Special facts

At the reform of 1924 one had to hand in 50,000 of these rubles for one gold ruble.

Reverse text and series

The reverse text equates the rouble to one million roubles of withdrawn old notes, or 100 roubles of the 1922-series notes — hence the "seven-line" type. The series run in blocks АА-001…027, with the cashier changing every three blocks.

Appearance

The obverse is brown on a light-brown ground: a guilloché pattern with the value «1» and the word «РУБЛЬ», the RSFSR coat of arms at upper left, a red serial number of two letters and three digits printed twice, the year «1923», and the signatures of the People's Commissar of Finance and a cashier. The reverse is brown on a multicolour (light brown, green, pink, blue) ground, with an ornamental frame and the value in the corners, the text set in seven lines. The note measures 110 × 67 mm.

About the period

The state currency notes of 1923 were the second and last sovznak issue. One rouble of 1923 equalled 100 roubles of the 1922 pattern. More about the period “State currency notes”, 1923

Coins and banknotes of this year: 1923

Specifications

Period

State currency notes

Face value

1 ruble: all issues

Currency

1 ruble = 100 kopecks

Issue type

Circulation

Material

Paper

Size

110 × 67 mm

Issuer

Goznak

Dominant color

brown

Watermark

Yes

Demonetized

May 31, 1924

Variants

People's Commissar of Finance of the RSFSR / USSR: Sokolnikov G.Y.

Year	Series	Cashier	Signature	Print run	Price	Details
1923	—	—		—	Estimate	specimen Overprinted "ОБРАЗЕЦ"	+ ☆
specimen Overprinted "ОБРАЗЕЦ"
1923	—	Loshkin N.K.		—	Estimate	specimen Perforated "ОБРАЗЕЦ"	+ ☆
specimen Perforated "ОБРАЗЕЦ"
1923	АА	Kozlov M.M.		—	≈ $25.1	Blocks 001-025 (every 3rd block)	+ ☆
Blocks 001-025 (every 3rd block)
1923	АА	Selyavo A.A.		—	≈ $24.4	Blocks 002-026 (every 3rd block)	+ ☆
Blocks 002-026 (every 3rd block)
1923	АА	Loshkin N.K.		—	≈ $25.8	Blocks 003-027 (every 3rd block)	+ ☆
Blocks 003-027 (every 3rd block)