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10 Kopecks
| Issuer | Vneshtorgbank (Bank for Foreign Trade of the USSR) |
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| Year | 1967-1975 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse description | Plain pink note with central guilloche underprint. Header inscription in Cyrillic names the Bank for Foreign Trade of the USSR, with body text stating the note pays ten kopecks; denomination '10 КОПЕЕК' printed at upper right with series letter 'А' and serial number below. Two manuscript signatures appear above the issuer name at centre. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is unprinted, showing plain cream-white paper stock with faint bleed-through of the obverse text and guilloche underprint visible in mirror image. |
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Vneshtorgbank issued these low-denomination certificates specifically for foreign visitors and Soviet citizens with access to hard currency — they circulated exclusively within the Beryozka chain of hard-currency shops, completely separate from the ruble economy. The system allowed the Soviet state to recapture foreign exchange while denying ordinary citizens any legal means to obtain Western goods.
The 1967 start date aligns with the fiftieth anniversary of the October Revolution, though the timing was administrative rather than commemorative. Notes from the early part of the run carry a yellow stripe on the reverse, distinguishing them from the later blue-stripe series issued to diplomats — a detail that matters considerably to specialists sorting this type.