250 rubles — RSFSR (1918)

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Watermark

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The numeral "250" alternating with dots along diagonals.

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. The note was printed in three places: series АА in Penza, АБ in Moscow, АГ in Perm. Series АГ consists of just seven blocks (АГ-601…АГ-607), each a variety of its own. 167 blocks were issued in all: АА-001…АА-140, АБ-001…АБ-020 and АГ-601…АГ-607, 1,000,000 notes per block.

Specifications

Period

“Pyatakov notes”

Currency

1 ruble = 100 kopecks

Issue type

Circulation

Material

Paper

Size

146.0 × 100.0 mm

Issuer

Goznak

Dominant color

green

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	—	—		—	Estimate	Specimen, perforated "ОБРАЗЕЦ"
1918	АА	Starikov N.V.		14M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 0
1918	АА	Galtsov S.I.		14M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 1
1918	АА	Titov D.M.		14M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 2
1918	АА	Osipov M.I.		14M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 3
1918	АА	Alekseyev A.M.		14M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 4
1918	АА	Baryshev P.K.		14M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 5
1918	АА	Geilman E.K.		14M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 6
1918	АА	Zhikharev E.V.		14M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 7
1918	АА	Loshkin N.K.		14M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 8
1918	АА	de-Millo H.L.		14M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 9
1918	АБ	Starikov N.V.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 0
1918	АБ	Galtsov S.I.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 1
1918	АБ	Titov D.M.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 2
1918	АБ	Osipov M.I.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 3
1918	АБ	Alekseyev A.M.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 4
1918	АБ	Baryshev P.K.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 5
1918	АБ	Geilman E.K.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 6
1918	АБ	Zhikharev E.V.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 7
1918	АБ	Loshkin N.K.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 8
1918	АБ	de-Millo H.L.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 9
1918	АГ	Baryshev P.K.		1M	Estimate	Perm; block 601
1918	АГ	Geilman E.K.		1M	Estimate	Perm; block 602
1918	АГ	Zhikharev E.V.		1M	Estimate	Perm; block 603
1918	АГ	Loshkin N.K.		1M	Estimate	Perm; block 604
1918	АГ	de-Millo H.L.		1M	Estimate	Perm; block 605
1918	АГ	Starikov N.V.		1M	Estimate	Perm; block 606
1918	АГ	Titov D.M.		1M	Estimate	Perm; block 607

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