50 rubles — RSFSR (1923) — 2nd issue

Watermark

• Corners.
• Large shadow stars.

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Special facts

At the reform of 1924 a thousand of these notes fetched one gold ruble.

Two watermark forms

The watermark is corners across most of the series and, on a late sub-range, large shadow stars; signed by all ten cashiers there, same as on the main range.

Appearance

Both sides are grey-brown, on a grey ground: a guilloché pattern with the value «50» and the word «РУБЛЕЙ», the RSFSR coat of arms at upper left, a serial number printed twice, the year «1923», and the signatures of the People's Commissar of Finance and a cashier. The reverse has an ornamental frame and the value in the corners, the text set in eight lines. The note measures 138 × 90 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

50 rubles: all issues

Currency

1 ruble = 100 kopecks

Issue type

Circulation

Material

Paper

Size

138 × 90 mm

Issuer

Goznak

Dominant color

gray

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 Perforated "ОБРАЗЕЦ". P# 167	+ ☆
specimen Perforated "ОБРАЗЕЦ". P# 167
1923	—	—		—	Estimate	specimen Red overprint "ОБРАЗЕЦ". P# 167	+ ☆
specimen Red overprint "ОБРАЗЕЦ". P# 167
1923	АД	Beliayev A.N.		—	≈ $28	Watermark: corners. P# 167a	+ ☆
Watermark: corners. P# 167a
1923	АД	Dyukov F.Y.		—	≈ $28	Watermark: corners. P# 167a	+ ☆
Watermark: corners. P# 167a
1923	АД	Kozlov M.M.		—	≈ $28	Watermark: corners. P# 167a	+ ☆
Watermark: corners. P# 167a
1923	АД	Kolosov I.		—	≈ $28	Watermark: corners. P# 167a	+ ☆
Watermark: corners. P# 167a
1923	АД	Loshkin N.K.		—	≈ $28	Watermark: corners. P# 167a	+ ☆
Watermark: corners. P# 167a
1923	АД	Onikov L.I.		—	≈ $28	Watermark: corners. P# 167a	+ ☆
Watermark: corners. P# 167a
1923	АД	Porokhov I.G.		—	≈ $28	Watermark: corners. P# 167a	+ ☆
Watermark: corners. P# 167a
1923	АД	Sapunov A.A.		—	≈ $28	Watermark: corners. P# 167a	+ ☆
Watermark: corners. P# 167a
1923	АД	Selyavo A.A.		—	≈ $28	Watermark: corners. P# 167a	+ ☆
Watermark: corners. P# 167a
1923	АД	Silayev A.P.		—	≈ $28	Watermark: corners. P# 167a	+ ☆
Watermark: corners. P# 167a
1923	АД	Beliayev A.N.		—	≈ $28	Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 167b	+ ☆
Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 167b
1923	АД	Dyukov F.Y.		—	≈ $28	Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 167b	+ ☆
Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 167b
1923	АД	Kozlov M.M.		—	≈ $28	Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 167b	+ ☆
Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 167b
1923	АД	Kolosov I.		—	≈ $28	Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 167b	+ ☆
Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 167b
1923	АД	Loshkin N.K.		—	≈ $28	Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 167b	+ ☆
Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 167b
1923	АД	Onikov L.I.		—	≈ $28	Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 167b	+ ☆
Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 167b
1923	АД	Porokhov I.G.		—	≈ $28	Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 167b	+ ☆
Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 167b
1923	АД	Sapunov A.A.		—	≈ $28	Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 167b	+ ☆
Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 167b
1923	АД	Selyavo A.A.		—	≈ $28	Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 167b	+ ☆
Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 167b
1923	АД	Silayev A.P.		—	≈ $28	Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 167b	+ ☆
Watermark: large shadow stars. P# 167b