1 ruble — RSFSR (1918)

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Watermark

The numeral "1" arranged in a lattice.

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Issue history

The Pyatakov note is essentially a Provisional Government banknote: it was prepared in 1917, and the double-headed eagle without imperial regalia on the reverse follows a drawing by I. Bilibin. It was printed at the Goznak factory in Penza. Issue was planned for 1918, but the October Revolution got in the way, and the note only reached circulation in May 1919 (the 5000 and 10000 roubles in December). What makes it Soviet is only the facsimile signature of G. Pyatakov.

Blocks and cashiers

Every note carries two signatures: Chief Commissioner of the People's Bank G. Pyatakov (the same on all) and one of ten cashiers. The cashier is fixed by the last digit of the block number: for example, blocks ending in 0 were signed by M. Osipov, in 1 by A. Alekseyev, in 9 by D. Titov. 200 blocks were planned (АА-001…АА-200) but only АА-001…АА-085 were issued, 1,000,000 notes per block — 85,000,000 in total.

Specifications

Period

“Pyatakov notes”

Currency

1 ruble = 100 kopecks

Issue type

Circulation

Material

Paper

Size

112.0 × 66.0 mm

Issuer

Goznak

Dominant color

brown

Watermark

Yes

Demonetized

Dec. 31, 1922

Variants

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Chief Commissioner of the People's Bank: Pyatakov G.L.

Year	Series	Cashier	Signature	Print run	Price	Details
1918	—	—		—	Estimate	Specimen, perforated "ОБРАЗЕЦ". P# 86
1918	АА	Osipov M.I.		8M	Estimate	blocks ending in 0. P# 86
1918	АА	Alekseyev A.M.		9M	Estimate	blocks ending in 1. P# 86
1918	АА	Baryshev P.K.		9M	Estimate	blocks ending in 2. P# 86
1918	АА	Geilman E.K.		9M	Estimate	blocks ending in 3. P# 86
1918	АА	Zhikharev E.V.		9M	Estimate	blocks ending in 4. P# 86
1918	АА	Loshkin N.K.		9M	Estimate	blocks ending in 5. P# 86
1918	АА	de-Millo H.L.		8M	Estimate	blocks ending in 6. P# 86
1918	АА	Starikov N.V.		8M	Estimate	blocks ending in 7. P# 86
1918	АА	Galtsov S.I.		8M	Estimate	blocks ending in 8. P# 86
1918	АА	Titov D.M.		8M	Estimate	blocks ending in 9. P# 86
1918	АА	Galtsov S.I.		—	Estimate	blocks ending in 8. Reverse misprint: "УБЛЬ" instead of "РУБЛЬ". Rare.. P# 86x

Other items of the period

• 1 ruble (1918) Pick# 86
• 3 rubles (1918) Pick# 87
• 5 rubles (1918) Pick# 88
• 10 rubles (1918) Pick# 89
• 25 rubles (1918) Pick# 90
• 50 rubles (1918) Pick# 91
• 100 rubles (1918) Pick# 92
• 250 rubles (1918) Pick# 93
• 500 rubles (1918) Pick# 94
• 1000 rubles (1918) Pick# 95
• 5000 rubles (1918) Pick# 96
• 10000 rubles (1918) Pick# 97