1000 rubles — RSFSR (1919) — “Babylonian note”

Photo: Numista
Non-commercial use only

Watermark

• The numeral "1000" repeated over the whole field.
• Small stars over the whole field.
• Large shadow stars over the whole field.
• Lozenges over the whole field.

There is no watermark photo yet. Share a watermark photo

Issue history

The 1,000-ruble note of the second 1919 series is likewise called a "Babylonian note" for the slogan "Workers of the world, unite" on the reverse, set in several languages, among them Arabic and Chinese. The note bears the date 1919 and circulated from March 1920. In all, 884 million notes were printed — ten series at three factories. A decree of 28 June 1922 stopped the issue; until 1 November 1922 the notes could be exchanged for 1922-series rubles at 10,000 to 1.

Series, cashiers and factories

The note carries two signatures: that of the People’s Commissar of Finance N. Krestinsky (the same on all) and one of ten cashiers, set by the last digit of the block number (0 — Galtsov, 9 — Titov). The ten series were printed by three Goznak factories: the First Moscow factory printed АА, АБ, АЕ, АЖ, АЗ and АИ (100 blocks each) and АК (48 blocks), Penza АВ (100 blocks) and АГ (50), and Perm (the Urals) АД (86). Each block is 1,000,000 notes; varieties are distinguished by last block digit, factory and watermark type.

Watermarks, sheets and specimens

There are four types of watermark: the numeral 1000 (all series), small stars (series АВ, АГ, АД and АЖ), large «shadow» stars (АЗ, АИ, АК) and lozenges (АЗ, АИ) — Pick 104a–d in the catalogue. Not every watermark occurs with every cashier, so there are fewer star and lozenge varieties than block digits. The notes were printed in sheets of 6 (3 × 2). Specimens are perforated «ОБРАЗЕЦЪ».

Appearance

The dominant colour of the note is green, and the value stands at the right on the obverse. The slogan on the reverse is printed in four scripts: Cyrillic, Latin, Arabic and Chinese characters. The note measures 115 × 80 mm.

Specifications

Period

Settlement notes

Currency

1 ruble = 100 kopecks

Issue type

Circulation

Material

Paper

Size

115.0 × 80.0 mm

Issuer

Goznak

Dominant color

green

Watermark

Yes

Variants

Your variety is not in the list? Propose it

Help estimate the varieties — use the “Estimate” button in a table row.

People's Commissar of Finance of the RSFSR: Krestinskiy N.N.

Year	Series	Cashier	Signature	Print run	Price	Details
1919	—	—		—	Estimate	Specimen, perforated "ОБРАЗЕЦЪ". P# 104
1919	АВ, АГ-…	Galtsov S.I.		—	Estimate	Penza. P# 104a
1919	АВ, АГ-…	Starikov N.V.		—	Estimate	Penza. P# 104a
1919	АВ, АГ-…	de-Millo H.L.		—	Estimate	Penza. P# 104a
1919	АВ, АГ-…	Loshkin N.K.		—	Estimate	Penza. P# 104a
1919	АВ, АГ-…	Zhikharev E.V.		—	Estimate	Penza. P# 104a
1919	АВ, АГ-…	Geilman E.K.		—	Estimate	Penza. P# 104a
1919	АВ, АГ-…	Baryshev P.K.		—	Estimate	Penza. P# 104a
1919	АВ, АГ-…	Alekseyev A.M.		—	Estimate	Penza. P# 104a
1919	АВ, АГ-…	Osipov M.I.		—	Estimate	Penza. P# 104a
1919	АВ, АГ-…	Titov D.M.		—	Estimate	Penza. P# 104a
1919	АА, АБ,…	Galtsov S.I.		—	Estimate	Moscow. P# 104a
1919	АА, АБ,…	Starikov N.V.		—	Estimate	Moscow. P# 104a
1919	АА, АБ,…	de-Millo H.L.		—	Estimate	Moscow. P# 104a
1919	АА, АБ,…	Loshkin N.K.		—	Estimate	Moscow. P# 104a
1919	АА, АБ,…	Zhikharev E.V.		—	Estimate	Moscow. P# 104a
1919	АА, АБ,…	Geilman E.K.		—	Estimate	Moscow. P# 104a
1919	АА, АБ,…	Baryshev P.K.		—	Estimate	Moscow. P# 104a
1919	АА, АБ,…	Alekseyev A.M.		—	Estimate	Moscow. P# 104a
1919	АА, АБ,…	Osipov M.I.		—	Estimate	Moscow. P# 104a
1919	АА, АБ,…	Titov D.M.		—	Estimate	Moscow. P# 104a
1919	АД-xx0	Galtsov S.I.		—	Estimate	Perm. P# 104a
1919	АД-xx1	Starikov N.V.		—	Estimate	Perm. P# 104a
1919	АД-xx2	de-Millo H.L.		—	Estimate	Perm. P# 104a
1919	АД-xx3	Loshkin N.K.		—	Estimate	Perm. P# 104a
1919	АД-xx4	Zhikharev E.V.		—	Estimate	Perm. P# 104a
1919	АД-xx5	Geilman E.K.		—	Estimate	Perm. P# 104a
1919	АД-xx6	Baryshev P.K.		—	Estimate	Perm. P# 104a
1919	АД-xx7	Alekseyev A.M.		—	Estimate	Perm. P# 104a
1919	АД-xx8	Osipov M.I.		—	Estimate	Perm. P# 104a
1919	АД-xx9	Titov D.M.		—	Estimate	Perm. P# 104a
1919	АВ, АГ-…	Galtsov S.I.		—	Estimate	Penza, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АВ, АГ-…	Starikov N.V.		—	Estimate	Penza, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АВ, АГ-…	de-Millo H.L.		—	Estimate	Penza, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АВ, АГ-…	Loshkin N.K.		—	Estimate	Penza, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АВ, АГ-…	Zhikharev E.V.		—	Estimate	Penza, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АВ, АГ-…	Geilman E.K.		—	Estimate	Penza, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АВ, АГ-…	Baryshev P.K.		—	Estimate	Penza, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АВ, АГ-…	Titov D.M.		—	Estimate	Penza, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АД-xx0	Galtsov S.I.		—	Estimate	Perm, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АД-xx1	Starikov N.V.		—	Estimate	Perm, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АД-xx2	de-Millo H.L.		—	Estimate	Perm, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АД-xx3	Loshkin N.K.		—	Estimate	Perm, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АД-xx4	Zhikharev E.V.		—	Estimate	Perm, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АД-xx5	Geilman E.K.		—	Estimate	Perm, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АД-xx6	Baryshev P.K.		—	Estimate	Perm, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АД-xx9	Titov D.M.		—	Estimate	Perm, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АЖ-xx0	Galtsov S.I.		—	Estimate	Moscow, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АЖ-xx1	Starikov N.V.		—	Estimate	Moscow, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АЖ-xx2	de-Millo H.L.		—	Estimate	Moscow, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АЖ-xx3	Loshkin N.K.		—	Estimate	Moscow, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АЖ-xx4	Zhikharev E.V.		—	Estimate	Moscow, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АЖ-xx5	Geilman E.K.		—	Estimate	Moscow, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АЖ-xx6	Baryshev P.K.		—	Estimate	Moscow, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АЖ-xx9	Titov D.M.		—	Estimate	Moscow, small stars watermark. P# 104b
1919	АЗ, АИ,…	Galtsov S.I.		—	Estimate	Moscow, large stars watermark. P# 104c
1919	АЗ, АИ,…	Starikov N.V.		—	Estimate	Moscow, large stars watermark. P# 104c
1919	АЗ, АИ,…	Loshkin N.K.		—	Estimate	Moscow, large stars watermark. P# 104c
1919	АЗ, АИ,…	Zhikharev E.V.		—	Estimate	Moscow, large stars watermark. P# 104c
1919	АЗ, АИ,…	Geilman E.K.		—	Estimate	Moscow, large stars watermark. P# 104c
1919	АЗ, АИ,…	Baryshev P.K.		—	Estimate	Moscow, large stars watermark. P# 104c
1919	АЗ, АИ,…	Alekseyev A.M.		—	Estimate	Moscow, large stars watermark. P# 104c
1919	АЗ, АИ,…	Osipov M.I.		—	Estimate	Moscow, large stars watermark. P# 104c
1919	АЗ, АИ,…	Titov D.M.		—	Estimate	Moscow, large stars watermark. P# 104c
1919	АЗ, АИ-…	Galtsov S.I.		—	Estimate	Moscow, lozenge watermark. P# 104d
1919	АЗ, АИ-…	Starikov N.V.		—	Estimate	Moscow, lozenge watermark. P# 104d
1919	АЗ, АИ-…	de-Millo H.L.		—	Estimate	Moscow, lozenge watermark. P# 104d
1919	АЗ, АИ-…	Loshkin N.K.		—	Estimate	Moscow, lozenge watermark. P# 104d
1919	АЗ, АИ-…	Zhikharev E.V.		—	Estimate	Moscow, lozenge watermark. P# 104d
1919	АЗ, АИ-…	Geilman E.K.		—	Estimate	Moscow, lozenge watermark. P# 104d
1919	АЗ, АИ-…	Baryshev P.K.		—	Estimate	Moscow, lozenge watermark. P# 104d
1919	АЗ, АИ-…	Alekseyev A.M.		—	Estimate	Moscow, lozenge watermark. P# 104d
1919	АЗ, АИ-…	Osipov M.I.		—	Estimate	Moscow, lozenge watermark. P# 104d
1919	АЗ, АИ-…	Titov D.M.		—	Estimate	Moscow, lozenge watermark. P# 104d
1919	—	—		—	Estimate	Full sheet of 6 (3 × 2). P# 104

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