30 rubles — RSFSR (1919)

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Watermark

Large six-pointed stars over the whole field.

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Issue history

The thirty-ruble note belongs to the second series of 1919 settlement notes together with the fifteen-ruble one: a single decree of the Council of People's Commissars of 21 October 1919 introduced both. The reverse, with the RSFSR coat of arms in red-brown and blue, was printed by the Orlov method. Print run: 63 million. Withdrawal began in mid-1921; a decree of 28 June 1922 ended the issue, and exchange for 1922-series rubles at 10,000 to 1 ran until 1 November 1922.

Blocks, cashiers and factories

Every note carries two signatures: Chief Commissioner of the People's Bank G. Pyatakov (the same on all) and one of the cashiers. The note was printed by three Goznak factories, and the block number shows which one: the First Moscow factory printed blocks АА-001…024, Penza АА-053…065 and Perm (the Urals) АА-100…125. Within each factory the cashier is set by the block number and repeats in rotation. Each block is 1,000,000 notes, 63 blocks and 63,000,000 notes in all; varieties are distinguished by the combination of cashier and factory.

Sheets, error and specimens

The notes were printed in sheets of 10 (2 × 5). A full sheet is worth more than single notes (Denisov catalogue: К3-5л). A printing error is known: the reverse printed upside down (Pick 99x). Specimens are perforated «ОБРАЗЕЦЪ».

Appearance

The paper carries a watermark of large six-pointed stars over its entire area. The front is brown on a green ground; the back uses red-brown and blue tones over a multicolor background, with the RSFSR coat of arms in the middle.

Specifications

Period

Settlement notes

Currency

1 ruble = 100 kopecks

Issue type

Circulation

Material

Paper

Size

78.0 × 49.0 mm

Issuer

Goznak

Dominant color

brown

Watermark

Yes

Demonetized

Nov. 1, 1922

Variants

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

Year	Series	Cashier	Signature	Print run	Price	Details
1919	—	—		—	Estimate	Specimen, perforated "ОБРАЗЕЦЪ". P# 99
1919	АА‑001,…	de-Millo H.L.		3M	Estimate	Moscow. P# 99
1919	АА‑002,…	Starikov N.V.		3M	Estimate	Moscow. P# 99
1919	АА‑003,…	Galtsov S.I.		3M	Estimate	Moscow. P# 99
1919	АА‑004,…	Titov D.M.		3M	Estimate	Moscow. P# 99
1919	АА‑005,…	Osipov M.I.		3M	Estimate	Moscow. P# 99
1919	АА‑006,…	Alekseyev A.M.		3M	Estimate	Moscow. P# 99
1919	АА‑007,…	Baryshev P.K.		3M	Estimate	Moscow. P# 99
1919	АА‑008,…	Loshkin N.K.		3M	Estimate	Moscow. P# 99
1919	АА-058	Starikov N.V.		1M	Estimate	Penza. P# 99
1919	АА-059	Galtsov S.I.		1M	Estimate	Penza. P# 99
1919	АА-060	Titov D.M.		1M	Estimate	Penza. P# 99
1919	АА-053,…	Osipov M.I.		2M	Estimate	Penza. P# 99
1919	АА-054,…	Alekseyev A.M.		2M	Estimate	Penza. P# 99
1919	АА-055,…	Baryshev P.K.		2M	Estimate	Penza. P# 99
1919	АА-056,…	Loshkin N.K.		2M	Estimate	Penza. P# 99
1919	АА-057,…	de-Millo H.L.		2M	Estimate	Penza. P# 99
1919	АА‑100,…	Geilman E.K.		4M	Estimate	Perm. P# 99
1919	АА‑101,…	Osipov M.I.		4M	Estimate	Perm. P# 99
1919	АА‑102,…	Alekseyev A.M.		3M	Estimate	Perm. P# 99
1919	АА‑103,…	Baryshev P.K.		3M	Estimate	Perm. P# 99
1919	АА‑104,…	Loshkin N.K.		3M	Estimate	Perm. P# 99
1919	АА‑105,…	de-Millo H.L.		3M	Estimate	Perm. P# 99
1919	АА‑106,…	Starikov N.V.		3M	Estimate	Perm. P# 99
1919	АА‑107,…	Bykov		3M	Estimate	Perm. P# 99
1919	—	—		—	Estimate	Full sheet of 10 (2 × 5). P# 99
1919	—	—		—	Estimate	Error: reverse inverted. P# 99x

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