500 rubles — RSFSR (1918)

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Watermark

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The numeral "500", set horizontally, in staggered vertical columns.

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 a cashier. In series АА and АБ the cashier is fixed by the last digit of the block number (in АБ blocks АБ-009 and АБ-010 are separate varieties). The note was printed in three places: series АА in Penza, АБ in Moscow, АГ in Perm. Series АГ consists of fourteen blocks (АГ-601…АГ-614), each a separate variety: АГ-601…АГ-610 have a horizontal watermark, АГ-611…АГ-614 a vertical one, and block АГ-608 carries the signature of cashier N. Lavrovskiy, who does not appear on other blocks. 127 blocks were issued in all: АА-001…АА-095, АБ-001…АБ-018 and АГ-601…АГ-614, 1,000,000 notes per block.

Specifications

Period

“Pyatakov notes”

Currency

1 ruble = 100 kopecks

Issue type

Circulation

Material

Paper

Size

153.0 × 104.0 mm

Issuer

Goznak

Dominant color

green

Watermark

Yes

Demonetized

Dec. 31, 1922

Variants

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

Year	Series	Cashier	Signature	Print run	Price	Details
1918	—	—		—	Estimate	Specimen, perforated "ОБРАЗЕЦ"
1918	АА	Galtsov S.I.		9M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 0
1918	АА	Titov D.M.		10M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 1
1918	АА	Osipov M.I.		10M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 2
1918	АА	Alekseyev A.M.		10M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 3
1918	АА	Baryshev P.K.		10M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 4
1918	АА	Geilman E.K.		10M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 5
1918	АА	Zhikharev E.V.		9M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 6
1918	АА	Loshkin N.K.		9M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 7
1918	АА	de-Millo H.L.		9M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 8
1918	АА	Starikov N.V.		9M	Estimate	Penza; blocks ending in 9
1918	АБ	Starikov N.V.		1M	Estimate	Moscow; block 009
1918	АБ	Galtsov S.I.		1M	Estimate	Moscow; block 010
1918	АБ	Titov D.M.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 1
1918	АБ	Osipov M.I.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 2
1918	АБ	Alekseyev A.M.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 3
1918	АБ	Baryshev P.K.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 4
1918	АБ	Geilman E.K.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 5
1918	АБ	Zhikharev E.V.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 6
1918	АБ	Loshkin N.K.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 7
1918	АБ	de-Millo H.L.		2M	Estimate	Moscow; blocks ending in 8
1918	АГ	Geilman E.K.		1M	Estimate	Perm, horizontal watermark; block 601
1918	АГ	Zhikharev E.V.		1M	Estimate	Perm, horizontal watermark; block 602
1918	АГ	Loshkin N.K.		1M	Estimate	Perm, horizontal watermark; block 603
1918	АГ	de-Millo H.L.		1M	Estimate	Perm, horizontal watermark; block 604
1918	АГ	Starikov N.V.		1M	Estimate	Perm, horizontal watermark; block 605
1918	АГ	Titov D.M.		1M	Estimate	Perm, horizontal watermark; block 606
1918	АГ	Osipov M.I.		1M	Estimate	Perm, horizontal watermark; block 607
1918	АГ	Lavrovskiy N.A.		1M	Estimate	Perm, horizontal watermark; block 608
1918	АГ	Alekseyev A.M.		1M	Estimate	Perm, horizontal watermark; block 609
1918	АГ	Baryshev P.K.		1M	Estimate	Perm, horizontal watermark; block 610
1918	АГ	Geilman E.K.		1M	Estimate	Perm, vertical watermark; block 611
1918	АГ	Zhikharev E.V.		1M	Estimate	Perm, vertical watermark; block 612
1918	АГ	Loshkin N.K.		1M	Estimate	Perm, vertical watermark; block 613
1918	АГ	de-Millo H.L.		1M	Estimate	Perm, vertical watermark; block 614

Other items of the period

• 1 ruble (1918) Pick# 86
• 3 rubles (1918) Pick# 87
• 5 rubles (1918) Pick# 88
• 10 rubles (1918) Pick# 89
• 25 rubles (1918) Pick# 90
• 50 rubles (1918) Pick# 91
• 100 rubles (1918) Pick# 92
• 250 rubles (1918) Pick# 93
• 500 rubles (1918) Pick# 94
• 1000 rubles (1918) Pick# 95
• 5000 rubles (1918) Pick# 96
• 10000 rubles (1918) Pick# 97