5 rubles — USSR (1918)

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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 one of ten cashiers. The cashier is fixed by the last digit of the block number. 200 blocks were planned (АА-001…АА-200) but only АА-001…АА-085 were issued, 1,000,000 notes per block — 85,000,000 in total.

Specifications

Period: 1918 issue (Pyatakov notes)
Currency: 1 ruble = 100 kopecks
Issue type: Circulation
Material: Paper
Size: 125.0 × 76.0 mm
Issuer: Goznak
Dominant color: blue
Watermark: Yes
Demonetized: Dec. 31, 1922

Variants

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

Year	Series	Cashier	Print run	Details
1918	—	—	—	Specimen, perforated "ОБРАЗЕЦ"
1918	АА-xx0	Baryshev P.K.	8M	Penza
1918	АА-xx1	Geilman E.K.	9M	Penza
1918	АА-xx2	Zhikharev E.V.	9M	Penza
1918	АА-xx3	Loshkin N.K.	9M	Penza
1918	АА-xx4	de-Millo H.L.	9M	Penza
1918	АА-xx5	Starikov N.V.	9M	Penza
1918	АА-xx6	Galtsov S.I.	8M	Penza
1918	АА-xx7	Titov D.M.	8M	Penza
1918	АА-xx8	Osipov M.I.	8M	Penza
1918	АА-xx9	Alekseyev A.M.	8M	Penza

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