5000 rubles — RSFSR (1919) — “Babylonian note”

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Watermark

• Broad waves over the whole field.
• Narrow waves over the whole field.
• Stars over the whole field.

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Special facts

By 1921 notes of 25,000 to 100,000 rubles were in use, and the five-thousand-ruble Babylonian had become a middling value.

Series and cashiers

The series run from АА to ГР, all printed at the First Moscow Goznak factory; the number — two series letters and six digits — appears twice on the front. There are eight cashiers, and unlike the lower values the cashier is set not by the last block digit but by the series letters, so the varieties are described by series ranges; neighbouring cashiers share boundary series.

Watermarks and specimens

The standard watermark is broad waves, found with every cashier (Pick 105a). Narrow waves are known with three cashiers — Ovchinnikov, Chikhirzhin and Bubyakin (105b) — and stars with three as well: Ovchinnikov, Baryshev and Bubyakin (105c). Specimens are perforated «ОБРАЗЕЦЪ».

Appearance

Blue is the dominant color of the note. On the front the blue print sits over a yellow multicolor ground, while the reverse bears the RSFSR coat of arms at its center. Size: 166 × 118 mm.

About the period

The settlement notes of 1919 were the first Soviet paper money with the arms of the RSFSR. They came out in two series: small notes of 1, 2 and 3 roubles, and large ones from 15 to 10,000 roubles. More about the period “Settlement notes”, 1919

Coins and banknotes of this year: 1919

Specifications

Period

Settlement notes

Currency

1 ruble = 100 kopecks

Issue type

Circulation

Material

Paper

Size

166.0 × 118.0 mm

Issuer

Goznak

Dominant color

blue

Watermark

Yes

Demonetized

Oct. 1, 1922

Variants

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People's Commissar of Finance of the RSFSR: Krestinskiy N.N.

Year	Series	Cashier	Signature	Print run	Price	Details
1919	—	—		—	Estimate	Specimen, perforated "ОБРАЗЕЦЪ". P# 105	+ ☆
1919	АА-АД, …	Ovchinnikov M.P.		—	≈ $30	Broad waves watermark. P# 105a	+ ☆
1919	АЕ, АЗ,…	Gavrilov G.I.		—	≈ $30	Broad waves watermark. P# 105a	+ ☆
1919	АО-АТ, …	Bylinsky A.K.		—	≈ $30	Broad waves watermark. P# 105a	+ ☆
1919	АТ-АЧ, …	Bubyakin S.A.		—	≈ $30	Broad waves watermark. P# 105a	+ ☆
1919	ВБ-ВЕ, …	Chikhirzhin M.M.		—	≈ $30	Broad waves watermark. P# 105a	+ ☆
1919	ВЛ-ВН	Schmidt F.F.		—	≈ $30	Broad waves watermark. P# 105a	+ ☆
1919	ВН‑ВЧ, …	Baryshev P.K.		—	≈ $30	Broad waves watermark. P# 105a	+ ☆
1919	ГР	Ivanov G.A.		—	≈ $30	Broad waves watermark. P# 105a	+ ☆
1919	ГД, ГЕ,…	Bubyakin S.A.		—	≈ $30	Narrow waves watermark. P# 105b	+ ☆
1919	ГД, ГН,…	Ovchinnikov M.P.		—	≈ $30	Narrow waves watermark. P# 105b	+ ☆
1919	ГИ, ГК-…	Chikhirzhin M.M.		—	≈ $30	Narrow waves watermark. P# 105b	+ ☆
1919	ВЭ, ВЯ	Baryshev P.K.		—	≈ $30	Stars watermark. P# 105c	+ ☆
1919	ГБ, ГВ,…	Bubyakin S.A.		—	≈ $30	Stars watermark. P# 105c	+ ☆
1919	ГН, ГР	Ovchinnikov M.P.		—	≈ $30	Stars watermark. P# 105c	+ ☆

Other items of the period

• 1 ruble (1919) Pick# 81
• 2 rubles (1919) Pick# 82
• 3 rubles (1919) Pick# 83
• 15 rubles (1919) Pick# 98
• 30 rubles (1919) Pick# 99
• 60 rubles (1919) Pick# 100
• 100 rubles (1919) — “Babylonian note” Pick# 101
• 250 rubles (1919) — “Babylonian note” Pick# 102
• 500 rubles (1919) — “Babylonian note” Pick# 103
• 1000 rubles (1919) — “Babylonian note” Pick# 104
• 5000 rubles (1919) — “Babylonian note” Pick# 105
• 10000 rubles (1919) — “Babylonian note” Pick# 106