1 ruble — USSR (1947)

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Watermark

Five-pointed shadow stars.

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Special facts

There is no portrait of Lenin on the ruble: in the 1947 series he appears only on notes from 10 rubles up.

Appearance

Blue print. An ornamental frame around the USSR state emblem at the top of the obverse, the denomination below it in 15 languages of the union republics: the same as on the "16 republics" note, minus Karelian. The reverse shows a hammer and sickle over a sheaf of wheat in a guilloché frame, with the legal tender text. The paper carries a watermark of five-pointed shadow stars. The note's own title reads "State Treasury Note", although it was issued by the State Bank of the USSR. No signatures. 123 × 81 mm. It entered circulation in 1957, yet the note still bears the year 1947. The varieties differ in how the series letters are written — capitals or lower case (АА, Аа, аА, аа); the number font is the same on all of them.

About the period

The banknotes of the 1947 currency reform are seven denominations from 1 to 100 roubles dated "1947". The reform exchanged old money for new at 10 to 1 and removed the surplus of money accumulated during the war. More about the period “1947 Monetary Reform”

Coins and banknotes of this year: 1947

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