1 ruble — RSFSR (1919)

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Watermark

Rhombuses made up of light and dark triangles, each holding a smaller rhombus.

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Special facts

The coat of arms of the RSFSR on these notes was adopted by the republic’s first Constitution on 10 July 1918.

Issue history

The one rouble is the lowest denomination of the first series. Print run: 760.7 million.

Sheets and specimens

The notes were printed in whole sheets of 25 (5 × 5) and cut apart by hand afterwards. Uncut sheet in the Denisov catalogue: К3-1л. Specimens were perforated «ОБРАЗЕЦ» twice on a strip of five notes; their obverse and reverse were printed on separate sheets, on watermarked paper.

Appearance

The obverse comes in brown or green; the reverse is multicoloured on a guilloché background. The paper carries a watermark.

About the period

The settlement notes of 1919 were the first Soviet paper money with the arms of the RSFSR. They came out in two series: small notes of 1, 2 and 3 roubles, and large ones from 15 to 10,000 roubles. More about the period “Settlement notes”, 1919

Coins and banknotes of this year: 1919

Other items of the period

• 1 ruble (1919) Pick# 81
• 2 rubles (1919) Pick# 82
• 3 rubles (1919) Pick# 83
• 15 rubles (1919) Pick# 98
• 30 rubles (1919) Pick# 99
• 60 rubles (1919) Pick# 100
• 100 rubles (1919) — “Babylonian note” Pick# 101
• 250 rubles (1919) — “Babylonian note” Pick# 102
• 500 rubles (1919) — “Babylonian note” Pick# 103
• 1000 rubles (1919) — “Babylonian note” Pick# 104
• 5000 rubles (1919) — “Babylonian note” Pick# 105
• 10000 rubles (1919) — “Babylonian note” Pick# 106