5 rubles — USSR (1947)

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Watermark

Five-pointed stars resembling the spire of the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower.

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Special facts

After the 1961 reform this five-ruble note was worth 50 kopeks in new money.

Appearance

Black print. The obverse has an ornamental frame and guilloché around the USSR state emblem at the top, with the denomination below in 15 languages of the union republics: the same as on the "16 republics" note, minus Karelian. The reverse has a hammer and sickle at the center in an ornamental frame, the legal text and the value. The paper carries a watermark of five-pointed stars resembling the spire of the Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin. The note's own title reads "State Treasury Note", although it was issued by the State Bank of the USSR. No signatures. 143 × 89 mm. It entered circulation in 1957, yet the note still bears the year 1947. Varieties are known with the series written АА, Аа or аА, along with a specimen with an "ОБРАЗЕЦ" perforation.

About the period

The banknotes of the 1947 currency reform are seven denominations from 1 to 100 roubles dated "1947". The reform exchanged old money for new at 10 to 1 and removed the surplus of money accumulated during the war. More about the period “1947 Monetary Reform”

Coins and banknotes of this year: 1947

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• 5 rubles (1947) Pick# 220
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• 10 rubles (1947) Pick# 225
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• 25 rubles (1947) Pick# 227
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• 50 rubles (1947) Pick# 229
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• 50 rubles (1947) Pick# 230
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• 100 rubles (1947) Pick# 231
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• 100 rubles (1947) Pick# 232
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