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5 Kopecks
| Issuer | Bank for Foreign Trade of the USSR (Vneshtorgbank) |
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| Year | 1978-1980 |
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| Currency | Sixth Rouble (1961-1991) |
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| Obverse description | Guilloche underprint with a large numeral '5' vignette at right, framed by a decorative rosette border, and an anchor emblem below the denomination. Multi-line text in Cyrillic occupies the left field, with two manuscript signatures and a series/serial number at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Plain white paper reverse showing bleed-through impression of the obverse text and vignette elements, with no distinct printed design, lettering, or security devices on this side. |
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Vneshtorgbank's small-denomination certificates were issued specifically for use in Beriozka shops — the hard-currency retail network where Soviet citizens who received foreign earnings could spend their valuta without handling actual foreign banknotes. The 5 kopeck denomination sat at the bottom of the certificate ladder, used for change in transactions where the amounts were modest but the currency controls were absolute.
Two distinct series exist: one for general foreign currency holders and a separate "D" series restricted to Soviet nationals working abroad. The two are not interchangeable and collectors frequently conflate them.