25 Roubles, State Bank of the USSR, Soviet Union, 1947 (Pick 227)

This 25 Roubles note was issued in Soviet Union by the State Bank of the USSR, dated 1947. It belongs to the Fifth Rouble (1947-1960) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Soviet Union (1922-1991). It measures 169 × 95 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 227.

Obverse: Coat of Arms Scripts: Armenian, Cyrillic, Georgian (Mkhedruli) and Latin. Its lettering reads “БИЛЕТ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО БАНКА СССР / ДВАДЦАТЬ ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ / ДВАДЦЯТЬ П'ЯТЬ КАРБОВАНЦІВ / ДВАЦЦАЦЬ ПЯЦЬ РУБЛЁЎ · ИЈИРМИ БЕШ МАНАТ · ოცდახუთი მანეთი · ՔՍԱՆՀԻՆԳ ՌՈՒԲԼԻ / ЙИГИРМИ БƏШ МАНАТ · ЙИГИРМА БЕШ СЎМ · БИСТУ ПАНҶ СЎМ · ЖЫЙЫРМА БЕС СОМ / ЖЫЙЫРМА БЕШ СОМ · KAKSIKYMMENTÄVIISI RUPLAA · ДОУЭЗЭЧЬ ШИ ЧИНЧ РУБЛЕ / DVIDEŠIMT PENKI RUBLIAI · DIVDESMIT PIECI RUBĻI / KAKSKÜMMEND VIIS RUBLA / 25 / ПОДДЕЛКА Б”. Translation given in the catalogue: “NOTE OF THE STATE BANK OF THE USSR TWENTY FIVE RUBLEI Forgery of the notes of the State Bank of the USSR is punishable by law.”.

Reverse: Bust of Lenin. Its lettering reads “ДВАДЦАТЬ ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ / 25 / БАНКОВСКИЕ БИЛЕТЫ ОБЕСПЕЧИВАЮТСЯ ЗОЛОТОМ, ДРАГОЦЕННЫМИ МЕТАЛЛАМИ И ПРОЧИМИ АКТИВАМИ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО БАНКА”. Translation given in the catalogue: “TWENTY FIVE RUBLEI Bank notes are backed by gold, precious metals and other assets of the State Bank.”. The note was printed by Goznak (Гознак, Экспедиция заготовления государственных бумаг), Russian Federation (1818-date). Issue date recorded in the catalogue: 16 December 1947. Demonetized: 1 April 1961.

Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.