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25 Roubles 15 scrolls
| Issuer | State Bank of the USSR |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| In circulation to | 1 April 1961 |
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| Obverse description | The left field carries an intaglio portrait vignette of Vladimir Lenin in three-quarter view, set against a fine guilloche underprint in pale tones. Bold numerals '25' appear at the upper corners and lower left, with the denomination in Cyrillic letterpress characters running along the bottom margin. A central text block, enclosed within a decorative ruled frame flanked by guilloche ornaments, carries an inscription in large Cyrillic script. |
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| Obverse lettering | ДВАДЦАТЬ ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ 25 (Translation: TWENTY FIVE ROUBLES 25) |
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The 1947 Soviet currency reform was one of the more punitive monetary resets of the postwar period. Citizens had ten days to exchange old rubles at a rate of ten-to-one for amounts above a modest threshold — a measure explicitly designed to wipe out wartime black market profits and undeclared savings. Notes issued in this reform, including this 25-ruble denomination, replaced the wartime series at a stroke.
The "15 scrolls" designation distinguishes this from the 16-scroll variant of the same year — a minor design difference with real catalog significance, as the two types were produced in overlapping print runs and are frequently confused.