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25 chervonetses — RSFSR (1922)

Pick# 144

25 chervonetses — RSFSR (1922), obverse
Obverse

Watermark

Inscription "25 червонцев 1922".

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Special facts

Twenty-five chervontsy, 250 gold rubles, was the largest Soviet bank note; the value was never issued again.

Appearance

Twenty-five chervontsev is the highest denomination of the series. On white paper watermarked «25 червонцев 1922» are the black text and frame and a guilloché at the left in blue, pink, green and violet. At upper left are the emblem, the inscription «БАНКОВЫЙ БИЛЕТ» and the value in words; the red number appears twice, and the back is blank. The note is signed by the State Bank board chaired by A. Sheinman — no other board appears on it.

About the period

The chervonets was the unit of the gold-backed currency introduced by the currency reform of 1922. The State Bank of the RSFSR notes in chervontsy entered circulation on 27 November 1922. More about the period “Chervonets notes”, 1922

Coins and banknotes of this year: 1922

Specifications

Issue type
Circulation
Material
Paper
Size
177 × 110 mm
Issuer
Goznak
Dominant color
black
Watermark
Yes
Demonetized
Dec. 14, 1947

Variants

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Chairman of the State Bank: Sheinman A.L. Sheinman A.L.
Members of the Board of the State Bank: Katsenelenbaum Z.S. Katsenelenbaum Z.S. Khrushchev A.G. Khrushchev A.G. Kutler N.N. Kutler N.N. Sadyrin P.A. Sadyrin P.A. Shefler M.E. Shefler M.E. Shlezinger A.D. Shlezinger A.D. Shvetsov A.I. Shvetsov A.I.
Accountant: Lepioshkin V.A. Lepioshkin V.A.
Year Series Print run Price Details
1922 — — Estimate Specimen, perforated "ОБРАЗЕЦ". P# 144s + ☆
1922 — — Estimate Specimen, red overprint "НЕПЛАТЕЖНЫЙ" and "ОБРАЗЕЦ". P# 144s + ☆
1922 — — Estimate P# 144 + ☆
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