5 rubles — RSFSR (1923) — 2nd issue

Watermark

Corners.

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Special facts

Five rubles of 1923 stood for five million rubles in the notes current before 1922.

Watermark and specimens

A separate proof is known on paper with a "large shadow stars" watermark — only as a specimen, never as an issued note. The series is АБ, blocks 1001–1011 and 1049–1060, partly overlapping the first type's blocks. Unlike most denominations, only one specimen form is confirmed here — a two-sided red «ОБРАЗЕЦ» overprint, mirrored on the reverse.

Appearance

Both sides are green. The obverse is on a light-green ground: a guilloché pattern with the value «5» and the word «РУБЛЕЙ», the RSFSR coat of arms at upper left, a green 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 is on a multicolour (light green, yellow, pink, blue) ground, with an ornamental frame and the value in the corners, the text set in eight lines. The note measures about 120 × 75 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

5 rubles: all issues

Currency

1 ruble = 100 kopecks

Issue type

Circulation

Material

Paper

Size

121 × 75 mm

Issuer

Goznak

Dominant color

green

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 Red overprint "ОБРАЗЕЦ"	+ ☆
specimen Red overprint "ОБРАЗЕЦ"
1923	АБ	—		—	Estimate	specimen Proof/specimen (block 1049), watermark "large shadow stars", perforated "ОБРАЗЕЦ"	+ ☆
specimen Proof/specimen (block 1049), watermark "large shadow stars", perforated "ОБРАЗЕЦ"
1923	АБ	Beliayev A.N.		—	≈ $36.3		+ ☆
1923	АБ	Dyukov F.Y.		—	≈ $35.5		+ ☆
1923	АБ	Kozlov M.M.		—	≈ $36.6		+ ☆
1923	АБ	Kolosov I.		—	≈ $35		+ ☆
1923	АБ	Loshkin N.K.		—	≈ $37		+ ☆
1923	АБ	Onikov L.I.		—	≈ $35.4		+ ☆
1923	АБ	Porokhov I.G.		—	≈ $36.4		+ ☆
1923	АБ	Sapunov A.A.		—	≈ $34.8		+ ☆
1923	АБ	Selyavo A.A.		—	≈ $36.8		+ ☆
1923	АБ	Silayev A.P.		—	≈ $35.9		+ ☆