10 rubles — RSFSR (1923) — 2nd issue

Pick# 165a, Pick# 165b

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The second sovznak issue of 1923

The second and final sovznak issue was denominated at 1:100 to the 1922-series rouble. Eleven denominations from 50 kopecks to 5000 roubles; six of them (1 to 100 roubles) exist in two reverse-text revisions — seven- and eight-line, differing only in wording — shown on the site as separate "1st issue"/"2nd issue" cards. All were printed at the First Moscow Goznak factory, on paper with a corner watermark except for the individual exceptions noted at each denomination. Except for 50 kopecks, which carries no signatures or serial numbers, the notes are signed by Grigory Sokolnikov, People's Commissar of Finance (who replaced Nikolai Krestinsky in that post), together with a cashier set by a repeating block-number cycle. The seven lower denominations (50 kopecks to 100 roubles) went into circulation on 1 January 1923; the four higher ones (250, 500, 1000 and 5000 roubles) followed later, on 9 February 1923. Acceptance stopped everywhere on 10 May 1924, and the notes were withdrawn on 31 May 1924 (30 June 1924 in the Yakut ASSR). Most denominations are known with a perforated «ОБРАЗЕЦ» specimen and a red «ОБРАЗЕЦ» overprint specimen.

Two watermark forms

Unlike the other denominations of this issue, the eight-line type is known with two genuinely issued watermark forms, not just on specimens: ordinary corners across most of the series and, on a late sub-range, large shadow stars — signed by only four of the ten cashiers there (Dyukov, Kolosov, Loshkin, Silayev).

Appearance

The obverse is black on a light-grey ground: a guilloché pattern with the value «10» and the word «РУБЛЕЙ», the RSFSR coat of arms at upper left, a serial number of two letters and four 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, blue, yellow) ground, with an ornamental frame and the value in the corners, the text set in eight lines. The note measures 129 × 80 mm.

Specifications

Period: State currency notes (1923)
Currency: 1 ruble = 100 kopecks
Issue type: Circulation
Material: Paper
Issuer: Goznak
Dominant color: black
Watermark: Yes

Variants

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

Year	Series	Cashier	Print run	Price	Details
1923	—	—	—	Estimate	Specimen, perforated "ОБРАЗЕЦ". P# 165a
1923	—	—	—	Estimate	Specimen, red overprint "ОБРАЗЕЦ". P# 165a
1923	—	Silayev A.P.	—	Estimate	Specimen, perforated "ОБРАЗЕЦ". P# 165b
1923	АВ	Beliayev A.N.	—	Estimate	Watermark: corners. P# 165a
1923	АВ	Dyukov F.Y.	—	Estimate	Watermark: corners. P# 165a
1923	АВ	Kozlov M.M.	—	Estimate	Watermark: corners. P# 165a
1923	АВ	Kolosov I.	—	Estimate	Watermark: corners. P# 165a
1923	АВ	Loshkin N.K.	—	Estimate	Watermark: corners. P# 165a
1923	АВ	Onikov L.I.	—	Estimate	Watermark: corners. P# 165a
1923	АВ	Porokhov I.G.	—	Estimate	Watermark: corners. P# 165a
1923	АВ	Sapunov A.A.	—	Estimate	Watermark: corners. P# 165a
1923	АВ	Selyavo A.A.	—	Estimate	Watermark: corners. P# 165a
1923	АВ	Silayev A.P.	—	Estimate	Watermark: corners. P# 165a
1923	АВ	Dyukov F.Y.	—	Estimate	Watermark: large shadow stars; Blocks 2061-2064. P# 165b
1923	АВ	Kolosov I.	—	Estimate	Watermark: large shadow stars; Blocks 2061-2064. P# 165b
1923	АВ	Loshkin N.K.	—	Estimate	Watermark: large shadow stars; Blocks 2061-2064. P# 165b
1923	АВ	Silayev A.P.	—	Estimate	Watermark: large shadow stars; Blocks 2061-2064. P# 165b