1000 rubles — RSFSR (1918)

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Watermark

The denomination, set horizontally, in vertical columns offset from one another.

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Issue history

The Pyatakov note is essentially a Provisional Government banknote: it was prepared in 1917, and the double-headed eagle without imperial regalia on the reverse follows a drawing by I. Bilibin. It was printed at the Goznak factory in Penza. Issue was planned for 1918, but the October Revolution got in the way, and the note only reached circulation in May 1919 (the 5000 and 10000 roubles in December). What makes it Soviet is only the facsimile signature of G. Pyatakov.

Blocks and cashiers

Every note carries two signatures: Chief Commissioner of the People's Bank G. Pyatakov (the same on all) and a cashier. In series АА and АБ the cashier is fixed by the last digit of the block number (block АБ-010 is a separate variety). The note was printed in three places: series АА in Penza, АБ in Moscow, АГ in Perm. In series АГ the first blocks are separate varieties, later ones are grouped by last digit. The catalogue distinguishes two types: Pick 95a with a horizontal watermark (up to block АГ-613) and Pick 95b with a vertical one (from АГ-614); block АГ-607 carries the signature of cashier N. Lavrovskiy. 124 blocks were issued in all: АА-001…АА-085, АБ-001…АБ-019 and АГ-601…АГ-620, 1,000,000 notes per block.

Specifications

Period

“Pyatakov notes”

Currency

1 ruble = 100 kopecks

Issue type

Circulation

Material

Paper

Size

159.0 × 110.0 mm

Issuer

Goznak

Dominant color

brown

Watermark

Yes

Demonetized

Dec. 31, 1922

Variants

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Chief Commissioner of the People's Bank: Pyatakov G.L.

Year	Series	Cashier	Signature	Print run	Price	Details
1918	АА	Titov D.M.		8M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 0. P# 95a
1918	АА	Osipov M.I.		9M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 1. P# 95a
1918	АА	Alekseyev A.M.		9M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 2. P# 95a
1918	АА	Baryshev P.K.		9M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 3. P# 95a
1918	АА	Geilman E.K.		9M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 4. P# 95a
1918	АА	Zhikharev E.V.		9M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 5. P# 95a
1918	АА	Loshkin N.K.		8M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 6. P# 95a
1918	АА	de-Millo H.L.		8M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 7. P# 95a
1918	АА	Starikov N.V.		8M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 8. P# 95a
1918	АА	Galtsov S.I.		8M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 9. P# 95a
1918	АБ	Titov D.M.		1M	Estimate	Moscow; block 010. P# 95a
1918	АБ	Osipov M.I.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 1. P# 95a
1918	АБ	Alekseyev A.M.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 2. P# 95a
1918	АБ	Baryshev P.K.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 3. P# 95a
1918	АБ	Geilman E.K.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 4. P# 95a
1918	АБ	Zhikharev E.V.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 5. P# 95a
1918	АБ	Loshkin N.K.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 6. P# 95a
1918	АБ	de-Millo H.L.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 7. P# 95a
1918	АБ	Starikov N.V.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 8. P# 95a
1918	АБ	Galtsov S.I.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 9. P# 95a
1918	АГ	Starikov N.V.		1M	Estimate	Perm, horizontal watermark; block 604. P# 95a
1918	АГ	Titov D.M.		1M	Estimate	Perm, horizontal watermark; block 605. P# 95a
1918	АГ	Osipov M.I.		1M	Estimate	Perm, horizontal watermark; block 606. P# 95a
1918	АГ	Lavrovskiy N.A.		1M	Estimate	Perm, horizontal watermark; block 607. P# 95a
1918	АГ	Alekseyev A.M.		1M	Estimate	Perm, horizontal watermark; block 608. P# 95a
1918	АГ	Alekseyev A.M.		1M	Estimate	Perm, horizontal watermark; block 609. P# 95a
1918	АГ	Geilman E.K.		1M	Estimate	Perm, horizontal watermark; block 610. P# 95a
1918	АГ	Zhikharev E.V.		2M	Estimate	Perm, horizontal watermark; blocks ending in 1. P# 95a
1918	АГ	Loshkin N.K.		2M	Estimate	Perm, horizontal watermark; blocks ending in 2. P# 95a
1918	АГ	de-Millo H.L.		2M	Estimate	Perm, horizontal watermark; blocks ending in 3. P# 95a
1918	АГ	Starikov N.V.		1M	Estimate	Perm, vertical watermark; block 614. P# 95b
1918	АГ	Titov D.M.		1M	Estimate	Perm, vertical watermark; block 615. P# 95b
1918	АГ	Osipov M.I.		1M	Estimate	Perm, vertical watermark; block 616. P# 95b
1918	АГ	Lavrovskiy N.A.		1M	Estimate	Perm, vertical watermark; block 617. P# 95b
1918	АГ	Alekseyev A.M.		1M	Estimate	Perm, vertical watermark; block 618. P# 95b
1918	АГ	Baryshev P.K.		1M	Estimate	Perm, vertical watermark; block 619. P# 95b
1918	АГ	Geilman E.K.		1M	Estimate	Perm, vertical watermark; block 620. P# 95b

Other items of the period

• 1 ruble (1918) Pick# 86
• 3 rubles (1918) Pick# 87
• 5 rubles (1918) Pick# 88
• 10 rubles (1918) Pick# 89
• 25 rubles (1918) Pick# 90
• 50 rubles (1918) Pick# 91
• 100 rubles (1918) Pick# 92
• 250 rubles (1918) Pick# 93
• 500 rubles (1918) Pick# 94
• 1000 rubles (1918) Pick# 95
• 5000 rubles (1918) Pick# 96
• 10000 rubles (1918) Pick# 97