3 Roubles, State Bank of the USSR, Soviet Union, 1938 (Pick 214)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1938
Issuing entity
Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsThis 3 Roubles note was issued in Soviet Union by the State Bank of the USSR, dated 1938. It belongs to the Fourth Rouble (1924-1947) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Soviet Union (1922-1991). It measures 135 × 67 mm and is printed on paper (white). The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 214.
Obverse: Green print; green underprint. Rectangular ornamental frame with date at bottom and one line of text at top. Red Army soldiers at left. State Emblem of the USSR at upper center left. Value in center, legal text below. Denomination in guilloché rosette at right. Scripts: Cyrillic and Cyrillic (cursive). Its lettering reads “ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ КАЗНАЧЕЙСКИЙ БИЛЕТ СССР / Три рубля / 3 / 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 / 1938”. Translation given in the catalogue: “State Treasury Banknote of the USSR Three rubles 3 State treasury notes are backed by the full credit of the USSR and are mandatory for acceptance as payment throughout the territory of the USSR for all institutions, enterprises, and individuals at f”.
Reverse: Green print; red, green, and blue underprint. Denomination at corners and center in guilloché rosettes. Value in 11 languages at left center, right center, and lower center. Scripts: Armenian, Cyrillic, Georgian (Mkhedruli) and Latin. Translation given in the catalogue: “3 Three Rubles”. The note was printed by Goznak (Гознак, Экспедиция заготовления государственных бумаг), Russian Federation (1818-date). Design is credited to Iván Ivánovich Dubásov. Technique: Lithography, Orlov printing. Issue date recorded in the catalogue: 1938. 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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 2
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Historical context
The series prefixes for this banknote use the following 30 letters of the Russian alphabet: Аа, Бб, Вв, Гг, Дд, Ее, Жж, Зз, Ии, Кк, Лл, Мм, Нн, Оо, Пп, Рр, Сс, Тт, Уу, Фф, Хх, Цц, Чч, Шш, Щщ, Ыы, Ьь, Ээ, Юю, Яя. The series prefixes exist in five formats: BIG (А-Я) BIG / BIG (АА-ЯЯ) BIG / small (Аа-Яя) small / BIG (аА-яЯ) small / small (та-тя)
Physical characteristics
- Size
- 135 × 67 mm
- Shape
- Rectangular
- Material
- Paper (white)
Technical characteristics
- Printer
- Goznak (Гознак, Экспедиция заготовления государственных бумаг), Russian Federation (1818-date)
- Currency
- Fourth Rouble (1924-1947)
- Designer
- Iván Ivánovich Dubásov
- Demonetized
- 30 December 1947
- Issuing bank
- State Bank of the USSR
Design
- Obverse
- Green print; green underprint. Rectangular ornamental frame with date at bottom and one line of text at top. Red Army soldiers at left. State Emblem of the USSR at upper center left. Value in center, legal text below. Denomination in guilloché rosette at right. Scripts: Cyrillic and Cyrillic (cursive)
- Reverse
- Green print; red, green, and blue underprint. Denomination at corners and center in guilloché rosettes. Value in 11 languages at left center, right center, and lower center. Scripts: Armenian, Cyrillic, Georgian (Mkhedruli) and Latin
- Obverse lettering
- ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ КАЗНАЧЕЙСКИЙ БИЛЕТ СССР / Три рубля / 3 / 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 / 1938
Identification
- Value
- 3 Roubles
- Dates recorded
- 1938
- Distinguishing features
- Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
- Catalogue number to match
- Pick 214
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
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- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P214
- NumistaN# 205773
Research required
- Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.