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50 Kopecks
| Issuer | Bank for Foreign Trade of the USSR (Vneshtorgbank) |
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| Year | 1978-1980 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Guilloche underprint covers the left portion of the note, with text blocks at centre-left bearing the issuing bank name and payment obligation. The denomination '50 КОПЕЕК' appears in a decorative cartouche at upper right, with 'Серия А' below it and the Vneshtorgbank anchor device at lower right. Two manuscript signatures appear at centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | Отрезной чек Банка для внешней торговли СССР (выпуск 1978 года) По этому чеку Внешторгбанк СССР выплатит пятьдесят копеек. БАНК ДЛЯ ВНЕШНЕЙ ТОРГОВЛИ СССР Настоящий чек предназначается для расчета за товары в специальных магазинах „Торгмортранс”. |
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Vneshtorgbank's certificate series of the late 1970s was never legal tender in the conventional sense. These notes were issued to Soviet citizens and foreign visitors who needed to transact in hard-currency stores — the Beryozka shops — where ordinary rubles were refused. The 50 kopeck denomination handled small purchases in a parallel economy deliberately insulated from the general money supply.
Three distinct series circulated under this system, distinguished by colored stripes on the reverse — dark blue for Soviet citizens who had earned foreign currency abroad, striped yellow for diplomats and foreigners, and a third series without stripes for Soviet sailors. The stripe variant matters considerably to valuation.