3 Rubles 15 republics

Features

Issuer	Soviet Union (Russia)
Issuing bank	State Bank of the USSR
Period	Soviet Union (1922-1991)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Year	1947
Value	3 Roubles
Currency	Fifth Rouble (1947-1960)
Composition	Paper
Size	130 × 82 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Demonetized	1 April 1961
Number	N# 213700
References	P# 219 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Series: 1957 series

Obverse

Coat of Arms. Value in center and corners

Scripts: Cyrillic, Georgian (Mkhedruli), Armenian

Lettering:
ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ КАЗНАЧЕЙСКИЙ БИЛЕТ СССР
ТРИ РУБЛЯ
ТРИ КАРБОВАНЕЦІ • ТРЫ РУБЛІ • УЧ СЎМ • УШ СОМ • სამი მანეთი
YЧ МАНАТ • TRYS RUBLIAI • ТРЕЙ РУБЛЕ • TRĪS RUBĻI • YЧ СОМ
СЕ СЎМ • ԵՐԵՔ ՌՈԻԲԼԻ • YЧ МАНАТ • KOLM RUBLA

Translation:
State Treasury Note of the USSR
Three Rublya

Reverse

Legal text in the center. Value in the top and bottom.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
ТРИ РУБЛЯ
ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЕ КАЗНАЧЕЙСКИЕ БИЛЕТЫ ОБЕСПЕЧИВАЮТСЯ ВСЕМ ДОСТОЯНИЕМ СОЮЗА ССР И ОБЯЗАТЕЛЬНЫ К ПРИЕМУ НА ВСЕЙ ТЕРРИТОРИИ СССР ВО ВСЕ ПЛАТЕЖИ ДЛЯ ВСЕХ УЧРЕЖДЕНИЙ, ПРЕДПРИЯТИЙ И ЛИЦ ПО НАРИЦАТЕЛЬНОЙ СТОИМОСТИ.
ПОДДЕЛКА ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫХ КАЗНАЧЕЙСКИХ БИЛЕТОВ ПРЕСЛЕДУЕТСЯ ПО ЗАКОНУ.

Translation:
Three Rublya
State treasury bills are backed by the entire property of the USSR and are mandatory for acception throughout the entire territory of the USSR for all payments to all institutions, enterprises and individuals at their face value.
Counterfeiting of state treasury notes is punishable by law.

Printer

Goznak (Гознак, Экспедиция заготовления государственных бумаг), Russian Federation (1818-date)

Comments

The 15 ribbons on wreath (7 at left, 1 at centre, 7 at right) and 15 languages represent the 15 Republics of the USSR.

For similar notes with 16 ribbons and languages, see P#218.
Issued in 1957

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1947							$ 10	$ 24	$ 50	$ 81		Issued in 1957

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