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1 Rouble Nizhny Novgorod Aircraft Plant
| Issuer | OAO Nizhegorodsky Aviastroitelny Zavod Sokol (Nizhny Novgorod Aircraft Plant Sokol) |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Currency | Rouble (1998-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a Polikarpov I-5 single-seat biplane (the first serial aircraft of the Nizhny Novgorod plant, 1932) set within a rectangular frame on a pale yellow underprint, with the year '1932' printed below the vignette. At upper left, the aircraft designation 'И-5' and the anniversary inscription '75 ЛЕТ / ОАО НАЗ СОКОЛ / 1932–2007' appear in bold lettering; to the right of the vignette, the denomination is presented within an ornate oval guilloche medallion reading '1 АВИАРУБЛЬ'. At far right, the coat of arms of Nizhny Novgorod and a six-digit serial number are printed in gold, while the lower portion carries two symmetrical guilloche cartouches each inscribed 'ОДИН АВИАРУБЛЬ'. |
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| Reverse description | The central field carries a monochrome photographic vignette of three Polikarpov I-5 biplanes positioned on a ground launch ramp, illustrating the Vakhmistrov 'Zveno' composite aircraft system. A portrait bust of aircraft designer Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov occupies the right portion of the composition, rendered in a pale tonal underprint. At upper left, a small oval guilloche medallion repeats the '1 АВИАРУБЛЬ' denomination; the denomination numeral and title appear again in bold lettering at the lower centre. At left, outside the main decorative border, the disclaimer text and project director's manuscript signature are printed on the plain polymer field. |
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Russian enterprise money never really disappeared after the Soviet collapse — it mutated. By the 2000s, a handful of large industrial employers were still issuing internal scrip, and the Sokol plant's 2007 polymer rouble sits in that tradition. Sokol had been building MiG fighters since the 1930s, but by 2007 the plant was in a prolonged slump, surviving largely on maintenance contracts and occasional export orders rather than new production runs.
Polymer substrate for a single-rouble factory note is an unusual choice — most Russian enterprise scrip of the period was simple printed card. Whether this reflects a specific security concern or just an administrative decision is not documented in the literature.