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50 Kopecks
| Issuer | Bank for Foreign Trade of the USSR (Vneshtorgbank) |
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| Year | 1973-1975 |
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| Currency | Sixth Rouble (1961-1991) |
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| Obverse description | Plain white ground with a guilloche border frame enclosing the text body. The denomination numeral "50" appears in the right portion within a circular guilloche vignette, with "КОПЕЕК" below. Two manuscript signatures appear beneath the issuer name, with a note at the foot restricting use to Soviet vessels on international cruises. |
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| Obverse lettering | Отрезной чек Банка для внешней торговли СССР (выпуск 1975 года) По этому чеку Внешторгбанк СССР выплатит пятьдесят копеек. БАНК ДЛЯ ВНЕШНЕЙ ТОРГОВЛИ СССР 50 КОПЕЕК Настоящий чек принимается в уплату за товары и услуги на советских судах, совершающих международный круиз. |
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Vneshtorgbank certificates were not general-circulation currency. Issued specifically for use in the Beryozka chain of hard-currency shops, they allowed the Soviet state to capture foreign exchange earnings from tourists and Soviet citizens receiving remittances from abroad — without letting that foreign currency circulate freely. The kopeck denominations existed because the shops sold ordinary consumer goods at state prices, and exact change had to be made in something that couldn't simply be exchanged for rubles at a bank.
Two distinct series were issued: one with a yellow stripe for general foreign currency, one without for Soviet citizens' earnings. The stripe determined where the certificate could be spent. Mixing them was not permitted, though enforcement was inconsistent.