3 Chervontsa, State Bank of the USSR, Soviet Union, 1932–1933 (Pick 201)

This 3 Chervontsa note was issued in Soviet Union by the State Bank of the USSR, with dates recorded from 1932–1933. It belongs to the Fourth Rouble (1924-1947) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Soviet Union (1922-1991). It measures 157 × 88 mm and is printed on paper (white). The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 201.

Obverse: Green and black print; red left serial number, black right serial number. Banner at top with alternating denomination and legal text in cartouche. Denomination over rosette guilloché at left center and right center. State Emblem of the USSR at upper center, and legal text and value at center, date below, in cartouche over rosette guillochés. Two sets of denomination and legal text at lower center, signatures below. Scripts: Arabic, Armenian, Cyrillic, Cyrillic (cursive), Georgian (Mkhedruli) and Latin. Its lettering reads “3 / БІЛЕТ ДЕРЖАВНОГО / БАНКУ С.Р.С.Р. / ТРИ ЧЕРВІЦІ / БІЛЕТ ДЗЯРЖАЎНАГА / БАНКУ С.С.С.Р. / ТРЫ ЧЫРВОНЦЫ / ს.ს.რ.კ. სახელმწიფო / სახაზინო ბილეთი / სამი ჩერვონცი / Խ.Ս.Հ.Մ. ՊԵՏԱԿԱՆ / ԳԱՆՁԱՐԱՆԻ ՏՈՄՍ / ՅԵՐԵՔ ՇԵՎՐՈՆՑԱ / БИЛЕТ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО БАНКА / С.С.С.Р. / ТРИ ЧЕРВОНЦА / ОНИН ЧЕРВОНЕЦ СОДЕРЖИТ 7,74234 ГР. ЧИСТОГО ЗОЛОТА. / БАНКОВЫЙ БИЛЕТ ПОДЛЕЖИТ РАЗМЕНУ НА / ЗОЛОТО. НАЧАЛО РАЗМЕНА УСТАНАВЛИВАЕТ- ”. Translation given in the catalogue: “3 Banknote of the State Bank of the USSR Three chervontsa One chervonets contains 7.74234 grams of pure gold. The banknote must be exchanged for gold. The beginning of the exchange is established by a special government act. Banknotes are provided in”.

Reverse: Multicolor print. Denomination in all four corners and over rosette guilloché at left and right centers. Value in rectangle at top left center and at top right center, over rosette guilloché at center, in elongated hexagon three times along bottom of print, in ornamental frame at bottom center. Scripts: Arabic, Armenian, Cyrillic, Georgian (Mkhedruli) and Latin. Its lettering reads “3 / ТРИ ЧЕРВІЦІ / ТРЫ ЧЫРВОНЦЫ / ТРИ ЧЕРВОНЦА / სამი ჩერვონცი / ՅԵՐԵՔ ՇԵՎՐՈՆՑԱ / UÇ ÇERVONET / سہ جر وانٹس”. Translation given in the catalogue: “3 Three chervontsa”.

The note was printed by Goznak (Гознак, Экспедиция заготовления государственных бумаг), Russian Federation (1818-date). Design is credited to Iván Ivánovich Dubásov. Signatures recorded for the type: Moisei Iosifovich Kalmanovich (MIK) (Chairman of the State Bank); Grigoriy Moiseyevich Arkus (GMA) (Member of the Board of the State Bank); Lev Efimovich Maryasin (LEM) (Chairman of the State Bank). Technique: Orlov printing. Issue date recorded in the catalogue: 1933. Demonetized: 30 December 1947.

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.