5 rubles — USSR (1961)
Pick# 224
Photo:
ngdawa (CC BY-NC-SA); Daniel LeBowsky (CC BY-NC-SA) · Numista
Non-commercial use only
Watermark
Stars over the whole field.
There is no watermark photo yet. Share a watermark photo
Special facts
On the 5-ruble note of the 1961 series the printing method changed inside a single series range: partway through issue 4, part of the run was switched to offset printing instead of the usual Orlov method, in an attempt to cut costs. The experiment didn't stick, and Goznak reverted to Orlov printing from the very next issue. There is no way to tell such a note apart by the series letters alone — only by the serial number.
Watermark
Photo:
Daniel LeBowsky (CC BY-NC-SA) · Numista
Non-commercial use only
Stars across the note.
Printing defects
The most characteristic defect of the 1961 5-rouble notes is the "butterfly": the edge of the sheet folded during printing, and after trimming the note came out irregularly shaped. There are also numbers crumpled during printing, with "dancing" digits, and notes on which a badly skewed sheet picked up two different numbers with different series on one side.
Font
Font 1 on top, font 2 below.
Print type
Orlov printing on the left, offset printing on the right.
Paper type
1961-series notes were printed on two types of paper. The first is matte, greyish-yellow, and is less common. The second is white, glossy on one side, and is far more common. Different denominations switched paper type at different issues. Telling them apart by eye is difficult — it's more reliable to compare several notes side by side.
About the period
The currency reform of 1961 was a 10-to-1 redenomination: from 1 January 1961 old money was exchanged for new money of one tenth the face value. The coins and banknotes of the 1961 pattern circulated until the end of the Soviet Union. More about the period “1961 Monetary Reform”
Coins and banknotes of this year: 1961
Specifications
- Period
- 1961 Monetary Reform
- Currency
- 1 ruble = 100 kopecks
- Issue type
- Circulation
- Material
- Paper
- Size
- 114.0 × 57.0 mm
- Issuer
- Goznak
- Dominant color
- blue
- Watermark
- Yes
- Security thread
- No
- Demonetized
- Dec. 31, 1993
Variants
Your variety is not in the list? Propose it
| Year | Series | Print run | Price | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | — | — | ≈ $1,000 | Specimen, serial "AA 0000000" (also perforated). P# 224s | + ☆ |
| 1961 | АА-ЭЯ | — | ≈ $2.5 | Issue 1: font 1, blue-tinted paper. Pick# 224.. P# 224 | + ☆ |
| 1961 | Аа-Эа | — | ≈ $2 | Issue 2: font 1, white paper (first issue on white paper). Pick# 224.. P# 224 | + ☆ |
| 1961 | аА-эЯ | — | ≈ $1.5 | Issue 3: font 1, white paper. Pick# 224.. P# 224 | + ☆ |
| 1961 | аа-эя | — | ≈ $1.5 | Issue 4: font 1, white paper, print method varies (mostly Intaglio/Orlov, with an offset experiment on part of the run; distinguishable only by serial number, not by series). Pick# 224.. P# 224 | + ☆ |
| 1961 | АА-МП | — | ≈ $1.5 | Issue 5: font 2 (first use), white paper, Intaglio/Orlov print. Pick# 224.. P# 224 | + ☆ |
| 1961 | ЯА-ЯЯ | — | Estimate | Replacement series (Я-prefix) for defective notes; existed for issue 1 only. Pick# 224.. P# 224 | + ☆ |
Other items of the period
-
1 kopeck (1961–1991)
Y# 126
-
2 kopecks (1961–1991)
Y# 127
-
3 kopecks (1961–1991)
Y# 128
-
5 kopecks (1961–1991)
Y# 129
-
10 kopecks (1961–1991)
Y# 130
-
15 kopecks (1961–1991)
Y# 131
-
20 kopecks (1961–1991)
Y# 132
-
50 kopecks (1961)
Y# 133a.1
-
50 kopecks (1964–1991)
Y# 133a.2
-
1 ruble (1961)
Pick# 222
-
1 ruble (1961)
Y# 134a.1
-
1 ruble (1964–1991)
Y# 134a.2
-
3 rubles (1961)
Pick# 223
- 5 rubles (1961) Pick# 224
-
10 rubles (1961)
Pick# 233
-
25 rubles (1961)
Pick# 234
-
50 rubles (1961)
Pick# 235
-
100 rubles (1961)
Pick# 236
Report an error
Suggest an edit
Log in to suggest an edit. Log in