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20 Roubles 1983 Traveller's Cheque
| Uitgever | Bank for Foreign Trade of the USSR (Vneshtorgbank) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1983 |
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| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Paper (watermarked) |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
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|---|---|
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse is dominated by a central guilloche rosette of elaborate lathe-work in deep crimson, flanked on each side by a circular БВТ (BVT) monogram vignette. The entire field is covered by a repetitive underprint of alternating Cyrillic and Latin bank name legends in diagonal rows. |
| Opschrift keerzijde | СССР · BANK FOR FOREIGN TRADE OF THE USSR · USSR · БАНК ДЛЯ ВНЕШНЕЙ ТОРГОВЛИ СССР · BANK |
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| Opmerkingen |
Vneshtorgbank traveller's cheques occupied a peculiar niche in the Soviet hard-currency system. Denominated in roubles but functionally restricted to Intourist hotels, Beryozka foreign-currency shops, and other facilities that sat outside the ordinary domestic economy, they were instruments of controlled access as much as payment. Soviet citizens could not freely acquire them; foreign visitors could, as an alternative to carrying cash through customs.
The 1983 series changed little from earlier issues — Vneshtorgbank's cheque designs evolved slowly across decades. Surviving unencashed examples turn up occasionally in Western collections, brought home as curiosities by tourists who never spent them.