10 rubles — USSR (1978) — Canoeing

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Special facts

Silver 10 roubles of 1978 with a canoeist. Canoe and kayak racing became an Olympic sport in 1936.

About the period

The currency reform of 1961 was a 10-to-1 redenomination: from 1 January 1961 old money was exchanged for new money of one tenth the face value. The coins and banknotes of the 1961 pattern circulated until the end of the Soviet Union. More about the period “1961 Monetary Reform”, 1961 — 1991

Coins and banknotes of this year: 1978

Other items of the period

• 1977
• 5 rubles (1977) — Leningrad Y# 146
• 5 rubles (1977) — Minsk Y# 147
• 5 rubles (1977) — Tallinn Y# 148
• 10 rubles (1977) — Moscow Y# 149
• 10 rubles (1977) — Map of USSR Y# 150
• 100 rubles (1977) — Olympic logo Y# A163
• 150 rubles (1977) — Olympics Logo Y# 152
• 1978
• 5 rubles (1978) — Running Y# 154
• 5 rubles (1978) — Swimming Y# 155
• 5 rubles (1978) — High Jumping Y# 156
• 5 rubles (1978) — Equestrian Show Jumping Y# 157
• 10 rubles (1978) — Cycling Y# 158
• 10 rubles (1978) — Canoeing Y# 159
• 10 rubles (1978) — Equestrian Sports Y# 160
• 10 rubles (1978) — Pole Vaulting Y# 161
• 100 rubles (1978) — Lenin Stadium Y# 151
• 100 rubles (1978) — Krylatskoye Rowing Canal Y# 162
• 150 rubles (1978) — Discus Y# 163
• 1979
• 5 rubles (1979) — Weightlifting Y# 166
• 5 rubles (1979) — Hammer Throwing Y# 167
• 10 rubles (1979) — Basketball Y# 168
• 10 rubles (1979) — Volleyball Y# 169
• 10 rubles (1979) — Boxing Y# 170
• 10 rubles (1979) — Judo Y# 171
• 10 rubles (1979) — Weight Lifting Y# 172