25 rubles — RSFSR (1923) — 2nd issue

Watermark

• Corners.
• Large shadow stars.

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Special facts

Twenty-five rubles of the 1923 pattern replaced 2,500 rubles of 1922.

Two watermark forms

The watermark is corners across most of the series and, on a late sub-range, large shadow stars; signed by all ten cashiers there, same as on the main range.

Appearance

Both sides are dark blue, on a light-blue ground (obverse): a guilloché pattern with the value «25» and the word «РУБЛЕЙ», the RSFSR coat of arms at upper left, a serial number of two letters and four digits printed twice, the year «1923», and the signatures of the People's Commissar of Finance and a cashier. The reverse has an ornamental frame and the value in the corners, the text set in eight lines. The note measures 134 × 85 mm.

About the period

The state currency notes of 1923 were the second and last sovznak issue. One rouble of 1923 equalled 100 roubles of the 1922 pattern. More about the period “State currency notes”, 1923

Coins and banknotes of this year: 1923

Specifications

Period

State currency notes

Face value

25 rubles: all issues

Currency

1 ruble = 100 kopecks

Issue type

Circulation

Material

Paper

Size

134 × 85 mm

Issuer

Goznak

Dominant color

blue

Watermark

Yes

Variants

People's Commissar of Finance of the RSFSR / USSR: Sokolnikov G.Y.

Year	Series	Cashier	Signature	Print run	Price	Details
1923	—	—		—	Estimate	specimen Perforated "ОБРАЗЕЦ". P# 166	+ ☆
specimen Perforated "ОБРАЗЕЦ". P# 166
1923	—	—		—	Estimate	specimen Red overprint "ОБРАЗЕЦ". P# 166	+ ☆
specimen Red overprint "ОБРАЗЕЦ". P# 166
1923	АГ	Beliayev A.N.		—	≈ $49.5	Watermark: corners. P# 166a	+ ☆
Watermark: corners. P# 166a
1923	АГ	Dyukov F.Y.		—	≈ $48.5	Watermark: corners. P# 166a	+ ☆
Watermark: corners. P# 166a
1923	АГ	Kozlov M.M.		—	≈ $50	Watermark: corners. P# 166a	+ ☆
Watermark: corners. P# 166a
1923	АГ	Kolosov I.		—	≈ $47.8	Watermark: corners. P# 166a	+ ☆
Watermark: corners. P# 166a
1923	АГ	Loshkin N.K.		—	≈ $50.5	Watermark: corners. P# 166a	+ ☆
Watermark: corners. P# 166a
1923	АГ	Onikov L.I.		—	≈ $48.3	Watermark: corners. P# 166a	+ ☆
Watermark: corners. P# 166a
1923	АГ	Porokhov I.G.		—	≈ $49.7	Watermark: corners. P# 166a	+ ☆
Watermark: corners. P# 166a
1923	АГ	Sapunov A.A.		—	≈ $47.5	Watermark: corners. P# 166a	+ ☆
Watermark: corners. P# 166a
1923	АГ	Selyavo A.A.		—	≈ $50.2	Watermark: corners. P# 166a	+ ☆
Watermark: corners. P# 166a
1923	АГ	Silayev A.P.		—	≈ $49	Watermark: corners. P# 166a	+ ☆
Watermark: corners. P# 166a
1923	АГ	Beliayev A.N.		—	≈ $63.4	Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 166b	+ ☆
Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 166b
1923	АГ	Dyukov F.Y.		—	≈ $65	Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 166b	+ ☆
Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 166b
1923	АГ	Kozlov M.M.		—	≈ $61.5	Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 166b	+ ☆
Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 166b
1923	АГ	Kolosov I.		—	≈ $64.4	Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 166b	+ ☆
Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 166b
1923	АГ	Loshkin N.K.		—	≈ $62.4	Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 166b	+ ☆
Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 166b
1923	АГ	Onikov L.I.		—	≈ $65.3	Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 166b	+ ☆
Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 166b
1923	АГ	Porokhov I.G.		—	≈ $61.8	Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 166b	+ ☆
Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 166b
1923	АГ	Sapunov A.A.		—	≈ $64.7	Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 166b	+ ☆
Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 166b
1923	АГ	Selyavo A.A.		—	≈ $62.8	Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 166b	+ ☆
Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 166b
1923	АГ	Silayev A.P.		—	≈ $64	Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 166b	+ ☆
Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 166b