10 Roubles Nizhny Novgorod Aircraft Plant

Russian industrial enterprises briefly issued their own scrip tokens — known colloquially as "korporativnye den'gi" — during the mid-2000s, a phenomenon with roots in the wage arrears crisis of the 1990s when many factories paid workers in goods or internal vouchers rather than cash. By 2007 the macroeconomic situation had stabilized, so this note from Sokol is less a survival mechanism than a promotional or commemorative gesture, likely issued for an anniversary or internal event rather than genuine wage settlement.

Polymer substrate for a scrip note of this kind is unusual — most Russian enterprise issues of the period used standard paper. It suggests a purpose beyond everyday internal commerce.