500 rubles 1922 — USSR ( Pick: 135 )

Region: Russia

Period: RSFSR

Series: State Currency Notes 1922 (1922–1922)

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Banknote description

The banknote is a 500 rubles issued in the USSR in 1922. It belongs to the State Currency Notes 1922 series and falls within the RSFSR period. This note is cataloged under Pick number 135, which identifies it within the issue.

The front side design features the State emblem on a light brown underprint. It includes ten signature varieties and has a watermark of stars. The dimensions of this banknote are 210 x 128 mm.

The color scheme of this note is dark blue on a light brown underprint. The State Bank issued 500 rubles notes as part of a broader series of currency aimed at addressing the economic needs of the newly established Soviet state.

Specifications

Signed by: Nikolai Nikolaevich Krestinskiy (NNK (Nikolai Nikolaevich Krestinskiy, People's Commissar of Finance of the R.S.F.S.R. (1918-1922))), Leonid Ivanovich Onikov (LIO (Leonid Ivanovich Onikov, Cashier))
Date of issue: 1922
Printing office: Goznak (Гознак, Экспедиция заготовления государственных бумаг), Russian Federation (1818-date)
Paper: Paper
Colour: Dark blue on light brown underprint
Dimensions: 210 x 128 mm
Amount produced: 16,000,000
Pick catalog: 135

About this banknote

The People's Commissariat of Finance of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic issued the 500 rubles banknote in 1922. This series was introduced to stabilize the economy following the Russian Civil War and to replace the various currencies circulating during that period.

The front of the note features the state emblem of the RSFSR, printed in dark blue on a light brown underprint. The banknote measures 210 x 128 mm and includes a watermark of stars. There are ten signature varieties associated with this issue.