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5 Roubles 15 scrolls
| Issuer | Ministry of Finance of the USSR |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Size | 143 × 89 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | Государственный казначейский билет СССР 5 пять рублей 5 1947 5 (Translation: State Treasury Note USSR five roubles) |
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| Reverse lettering | СССР ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ 5 (Translation: USSR five roubles) |
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The 1947 Soviet currency reform was one of the more punishing monetary resets of the postwar period. Notes were exchanged at 10:1 against old Stalinist-era currency, effectively wiping out savings accumulated during the war years — a deliberate measure aimed at mopping up the inflated money supply and, not incidentally, at eliminating black market profits. This 5-rouble issue was part of that reform package, the first major overhaul since the early 1930s.
The "15 scrolls" designation distinguishes this from a later printing variant within the same year — a detail that matters to specialists tracking the series. Print volume of just over 12 million is relatively modest for a Soviet circulation note of this period.