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100 Roubles
| Issuer | State Bank of the USSR (Государственный банк СССР) |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Currency | Government Bank Issue ‒ Rouble (1991) |
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| Reverse lettering | СССР 100 СТО РУБЛЕЙ Forgery of banknotes of the State Bank of the USSR is prosecuted by law (Translation: USSR 100 ONE HUNDRED RUBLES ONE HUNDRED RUBLES (in 15 languages of the Union) FORGERY OF TICKET OF THE STATE BANK OF THE USSR IS PROSECUTED BY LAW) |
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| Protection description | Portrait watermark of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, visible when held to light |
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The 1991 series was the last note issue under the Soviet state bank — Goznak was already printing currency for a country that would cease to exist by December of that year. When the USSR dissolved, the ruble remained in circulation across most successor republics through 1992 and into 1993, creating a chaotic dual-system period where these notes circulated alongside newly issued national currencies of varying legitimacy.
The August 1991 coup attempt against Gorbachev happened while this series was in active distribution. Notes from this printing carry no visible sign of that — Goznak continued without interruption.