10000 rubles — RSFSR (1919) — “Babylonian note”

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Watermark

• Broad waves over the whole field.
• Narrow waves over the whole field.
• Stars over the whole field.

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Special facts

To obtain a single gold ruble at the reform of 1924 one would have needed five million of these ten-thousand-ruble notes.

Series and cashiers

The highest of the "Babylonian notes". The series run from АА to ДА, all printed at the First Moscow Goznak factory; the number — two series letters and six digits — appears twice on the front. There are six cashiers; the cashier is set by the series letters, so the varieties are described by series ranges; neighbouring cashiers share boundary series.

Watermarks and specimens

The standard watermark is broad waves, found with every cashier (Pick 106a). Narrow waves are known with Feduleyev and Gavrilov (106b), and stars with Baryshev, Feduleyev and Gavrilov (106c). Specimens are perforated «ОБРАЗЕЦЪ».

Appearance

The dominant colour of the note is red: the obverse is red on a purple multicolour underprint, and the reverse has the RSFSR coat of arms in the centre. The note measures 172 × 123 mm.

About the period

The settlement notes of 1919 were the first Soviet paper money with the arms of the RSFSR. They came out in two series: small notes of 1, 2 and 3 roubles, and large ones from 15 to 10,000 roubles. More about the period “Settlement notes”, 1919

Coins and banknotes of this year: 1919

Specifications

Period

Settlement notes

Currency

1 ruble = 100 kopecks

Issue type

Circulation

Material

Paper

Size

172.0 × 123.0 mm

Issuer

Goznak

Dominant color

red

Watermark

Yes

Demonetized

Oct. 1, 1922

Variants

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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# 106	+ ☆
1919	АА-АВ, …	Ovchinnikov M.P.		—	≈ $44	Broad waves watermark. P# 106a	+ ☆
1919	АЕ, АЗ,…	Bylinsky A.K.		—	≈ $44	Broad waves watermark. P# 106a	+ ☆
1919	АМ, АО-…	Feduleyev A.V.		—	≈ $44	Broad waves watermark. P# 106a	+ ☆
1919	АЧ, АЬ,…	Baryshev P.K.		—	≈ $44	Broad waves watermark. P# 106a	+ ☆
1919	БА-БЕ, …	Afanasyev A.L.		—	≈ $44	Broad waves watermark. P# 106a	+ ☆
1919	ГЦ, ГЧ,…	Gavrilov G.I.		—	≈ $44	Broad waves watermark. P# 106a	+ ☆
1919	ГУ-ГХ	Feduleyev A.V.		—	≈ $44	Narrow waves watermark. P# 106b	+ ☆
1919	ГЦ, ГЧ,…	Gavrilov G.I.		—	≈ $44	Narrow waves watermark. P# 106b	+ ☆
1919	ГИ, ГК-…	Baryshev P.K.		—	≈ $44	Stars watermark. P# 106c	+ ☆
1919	ГН-ГС	Feduleyev A.V.		—	≈ $44	Stars watermark. P# 106c	+ ☆
1919	ГЯ, ДА	Gavrilov G.I.		—	≈ $44	Stars watermark. P# 106c	+ ☆

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