Number of banknotes: 5

Condition: Circulated

Denomination: 1 Rouble, 3 Roubles, 5 Roubles, 10 Roubles, 25 Roubles

Value: 1 Rouble, 3 Roubles, 5 Roubles, 10 Roubles, 25 Roubles

Currency: Rouble

Currency rate: 25 Roubles

Banknote type: Standard banknote

Condition: Circulated

Year: 1961

Numismatic period: Soviet Union 1922-1991

Series: 1961 series

Composition: Paper

Weight: 20 g.

Shape: Rectangular

Issuing entity: State Treasury of the USSR

Issuing bank: State Bank of the USSR

Printer: Goznak (Гознак, Экспедиция заготовления государственных бумаг), Russia (1818-date)

Size: 105 × 53mm, 114 × 57mm, 119 × 60mm, 121 × 62mm

Banknote width: 53, 57, 60, 62

Catalog numbers: P:222, Denisov USSR:КБ-28, P:223, P:224, P:233, P:234

Technique: Lithography, Offset (Obverse is printed using offset starting in the late 1980s.)

Watermark: Stars across the note.

Watermark lettering: СССР ОДИН РУБЛЬ ОДИН КАРБОВАНЕЦ · АДЗIН РУБЕЛЬ БИР СӮМ · БIР СОМ · ᲔᲠᲗᲘ ᲨᲐᲜᲔᲗᲘ БИР МАНАТ · VIENAS RUBLIS · О РУБЛЭ VIENS RUBLIS · БИР СОМ · ЯК СӮМ ՄԵԿ ՌՈՒԲԼԻ · БИР МАНАТ · ÜKS RUBLA ПОДДЕЛКА ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫХ КАЗНАЧЕЙСКИХ БИЛЕТОВ ПРЕСЛЕДУЕТСЯ ПО ЗАКОНУ

Watermark scripts: Armenian, Cyrillic, Georgian (Mkhedruli), Latin

Watermark text: Stars across the note.

Watermark translation: USSR One Rouble Forgery of State Treasury Notes is Punishable in Accordance with the Law.

Obverse: Colours: shades of brown, green, red, yellow, and white Four fifth of bank note has pale yellow-green security underprint in form of waving lines. The USSR coat of arms is in upper left corner, beneath of semi-frame with plant ornament and above cartouche with inscription. Denomination in the centre with inscription above and date below. Serial number printed in red is in between and to the right. The pale yellow cartouche with digit "1" is at the top of white panel located to the right. Watermark - rows of light and dark 5-pointed stars., View of Kremlin in Moscow, Soviet Union (Now Russian Federation), Spasskiy tower, Kremlin (Moscow) and Soviet coat of arms on left, Arms at upper left, portrait of V. I. Lenin at right. Red-brown on pale gold underprint., Portrait of VI Lenin at upper left, arms at upper centre

Obverse lettering: ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ КАЗНАЧЕЙСКИЙ БИЛЕТ СССР ОДИН РУБЛЬ 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., Государственный Казначейский Билет СССР 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., ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ КАЗНАЧЕЙСКИЙ БИЛЕТ СССР 5 ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЕ КАЗНАЧЕЙСКИЕ БИЛЕТЫ ОБЕСПЕЧИВАЮТСЯ ВСЕМ ДОСТОЯНИЕМ СОЮЗА ССР И ОБЯЗАТЕЛЬНЫ К ПРИЕМУ НА БСЕЙ ТЕРРИТОРИИ СССР ВО ВСЕ ПЛАТЕЖИ ДЛЯ ВСЕХ УЧРЕЖДЕНИЙ, ПРЕДПРИЯТИЙ И ЛИЦ ПО НАРИЦАТЕЛЬНОЙ СТОИМОСТИ. ☆1961☆ 5 Пять рублей ПЯТЬ 5, Билет Государственного Банка СССР Десять рублей БАНКОВСКИЕ БИЛЕТЫ ОБЕСПЕЧИВАЮТСЯ ЗОЛОТОМ, ДРАГОЦЕННЫМИ МЕТАЛЛАМИ И ПРОЧИМИ АКТИВАМИ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО БАНКА

Obverse translation: USSR State Treasury Note One Rouble State treasury notes are provided with all the property of the USSR and must be accepted throughout the territory of the USSR in all payments for all institutions, enterprises and individuals at face value., USSR State Treasury Note Three Roubles State treasury notes are provided with all the property of the USSR and must be accepted throughout the territory of the USSR in all payments for all institutions, enterprises and individuals at face value., STATE TREASURY TICKET OF THE USSR 5 STATE TREASURY TICKETS ARE PROVIDED BY THE ENTIRE PROPERTY OF THE UNION OF THE USSR AND ARE MANDATORY FOR ACCEPTANCE IN THE WHOLE TERRITORY OF THE USSR FOR ALL PAYMENTS FOR ALL INSTITUTIONS, ENTERPRISES AND PERSONS AT NAME COST. ☆1961☆ 5 Five rubles FIVE 5, Banknote of the State Bank USSR Ten Roubles Banknotes are backed by gold, precious metals, and other assets of the state bank

Obverse designer: Sergei Akimovich Pomansky

Reverse: Colours: shades of green, red, yellow, and white Small white panel with red-yellow digit "1" at the bottom is on the left. Large panel on the right has pale yellow-green security underprint in form of intertwined lines. Large multicoloured cartouche with yellow-green digit "1" and floral elements below is on the left. Small cartouche with red-white digit "1" is in upper right corner. Multicoloured abstract elements are forming frame with cartouches. Denomination printed in red is a centre and upper half of the frame. The denomination is repeated in 14 languages in cartouche with white background located in lower half of the frame. Another cartouche with inscription printed in green is at the bottom of the frame., Known as the "Polyglot Rouble" with the denomination's names in several languages: Russian, large (Rubl'), Ukrainian (Karbovanets), Byelorussian (Rubel'), Uzbek (Sum), Kazakh (Som), Georgian (Maneti), Turkmenian (Manat), Lithuanian (Rublis), Romanian in Cyrillic script (Ruble) Latvian (Rublis), Kyrgyz (Som), Tajik (Sum), Armenian (Roubli), Azerbaijanian (Manat), Estonian (Rubla)., Blue background with patterns, the words "Five rubles" in the different languages of the Soviet Union., Value in all languages of Soviet Republics

Reverse lettering: СССР ОДИН РУБЛЬ ОДИН КАРБОВАНЕЦ · АДЗIН РУБЕЛЬ БИР СӮМ · БIР СОМ · ᲔᲠᲗᲘ ᲨᲐᲜᲔᲗᲘ БИР МАНАТ · VIENAS RUBLIS · О РУБЛЭ VIENS RUBLIS · БИР СОМ · ЯК СӮМ ՄԵԿ ՌՈՒԲԼԻ · БИР МАНАТ · ÜKS RUBLA ПОДДЕЛКА ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫХ КАЗНАЧЕЙСКИХ БИЛЕТОВ ПРЕСЛЕДУЕТСЯ ПО ЗАКОНУ, Три Рубля Подделка государственных казначейских билетов преследуется по закону 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, 5 5 ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ П'ЯТЬ КАРБОВАНЦІВ • ПЯЦЬ РУБЛЁЎ • БЕШ СЎМ • БЕС СОМ • ხუთი მანეთი • БЕШ МАНАТ • PENKI RUBLIAI • ЧИНЧ РУБЛЕ • PIECI RUBĻI • БЕШ СОМ • ПАНҶ СӮИ • ՀԻՆԳ ՌՈՒԲԼԻ • БӨШ МАНАТ • VIIS RUBLA ПОДДЕЛКА ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫХ КАЗНАЧЕЙСКИХ БИЛЕТОВ ПРЕСЛЕДУЕТСЯ ПО ЗАКОНУ 5, СССР Десять рублей ПОДДЕЛКА БИЛЕТОВ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО БАНКА СССР ПРЕСЛЕДУЕТСЯ ПО ЗАКОНУ ДЕСЯТЬ КАРБОВАНЦІВ • ДЗЕСЯЦЬ РУБЛЁЎ ЎН СЎМ • ОН СОМ • ათი მანეთი ОН МАНАТ • DEŠIMT RUBLIŲ • ЗЕЧЕ РУБЛЕ DESMIT RUBĻU • ОН СОМ • ДАҲ СӮМ • Տասը ՌՈՒԲԼԻ • ОН МАНАТ • KÜMME RUBLA

Reverse translation: USSR One Rouble Forgery of State Treasury Notes is Punishable in Accordance with the Law., Three Roubles Counterfeiting of state treasury notes is punishable by law, 5 5 FIVE RUBLES FIVE KARBOVANETS • FIVE RUBLES • FIVE S'OM • FIVE SOM • FIVE MANATS • FIVE MANATS • FIVE RUBLES • FIVE RUBLES • FIVE RUBLES • FIVE SOM • FIVE SUM • FIVE RUBLES • FIVE MANATS • FIVE RUBLES FORGERY OF STATE TREASURY TICKETS IS PROSECUTED BY LAW 5, USSR Ten Roubles Forgery of the notes of the State Bank of the USSR is punishable by law 

Reverse scripts Armenian, Cyrillic, Georgian (Mkhedruli), Latin, Cyrillic, Latin

ℹ Themes: Coat of Arms, Politician