| Issuer | Soviet Union |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 50 Roubles (50 SUR) |
| Currency | Government Bank Issue ‒ Rouble (1991) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 143 × 70 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Goznak (Гознак, Экспедиция заготовления государственных бумаг), Russia (1818-date) |
| No. printed | 12,175,000 |
| Designer(s) | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 26 July 1993 |
| Reference(s) | P#241 |
| Obverse description | Vladimir Lenin, state emblem at centre |
| Reverse description | Dome of Kremlin Senate Palace flaunting USSR flag with Kremlin wall and tower in front - Moscow |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Vladimir Lenin |
| Obverse lettering | Билет
Государственного банка СССР
Пятьдесят рублей
БАНКОВСКИЕ БИЛЕТЫ ОБЕСПЕЧИВАЮТСЯ ЗОЛОТОМ, ДРАГОЦЕННЫМИ
МЕТАЛЛАМИ И ПРОЧИМИ АКТИВАМИ
ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО БАНКА (Translation: Banknote of the State Bank of the USSR Fifty Roubles Banknotes are backed by gold, precious metals, and other assets of the state bank) |
| Reverse lettering | СССР
ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ РУБЛЕЙ
П`ЯТДЕСЯТ КАРБОВАНЦІВ • ПЯЦЬДЗЕСЯТ РУБЛЁЎ • ЭЛЛИК СЎМ • ЕЛУ СОМ •
ორმოცდაათი
მანეთი • ӘЛЛИ МАНАТ • PENKIASDEŠIMT RUBLIŲ • ЧИНЧИЗЕЧЬ ДЕ РУБЛЕ •
PIECESMIT RUBĻU
ЭЛҮҮ СОМ • ПАНҶОҲ СӮМ • ՀԻՍՈՒՆ ՌՈՒԲԼԻ • ЭЛЛИ МАНАТ • VIISKÜMMEND
RUBLA
ПОДДЕЛКА БИЛЕТОВ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО БАНКА СССР ПРЕСЛЕДУЕТСЯ ПО
ЗАКОНУ (Translation: USSR Fifty Roubles Fifty Roubles (in 14 languages of other Soviet Republics) Forgery of the notes of the State Bank of the USSR is punishable by law) |
| Variants | There exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint "in silver" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000. |
| Catalog ID | 3958930450 |
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