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50 Roubles - Military Trade Cheque
| Issuer | Vneshtorgreklama (Внешпосылторг) |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Blue-green, green, and red cheque with red border strips at top and bottom bearing the legend СПЕЦИАЛЬНЫЙ. ДЛЯ ВОЕННОЙ ТОРГОВЛИ. A large green guilloche rosette at left carries the denomination numeral 50; the issuer's name ВСЕСОЮЗНОЕ ОБЪЕДИНЕНИЕ «ВНЕШПОСЫЛТОРГ» and the word ЧЕК appear in the upper centre, with a globe-and-wheat emblem vignette at upper right and a serial number at right. |
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| Obverse lettering | СПЕЦИАЛЬНЫЙ. ДЛЯ ВОЕННОЙ ТОРГОВЛИ ВСЕСОЮЗНОЕ ОБЪЕДИНЕНИЕ «ВНЕШПОСЫЛТОРГ» ЧЕК НА ПОЛУЧЕНИЕ ТОВАРОВ НА СУММУ ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ РУБЛЕЙ ЧЕК ПРЕДНАЗНАЧЕН ДЛЯ РАСЧЕТОВ В МАГАЗИНАХ, ОСУЩЕСТВЛЯЮЩИХ ОПЕРАЦИИ В/О «ВНЕШПОСЫЛТОРГ» 1976 |
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Vneshtorgreklama — sometimes rendered as Vneshposyltorg — operated a network of hard-currency retail stores known as Beryozka, through which Soviet citizens who had earned foreign exchange abroad could purchase goods unavailable in ordinary shops. These cheques, denominated in rouble units but backed by convertible currency equivalents, functioned as a parallel monetary system deliberately isolated from the domestic ruble. Possessing them without a legitimate source was technically illegal, though a thriving black market existed regardless.
The 1976 series was issued specifically for military and civilian personnel attached to Soviet foreign postings. Counterfeiting attempts were documented throughout the Brezhnev years, prompting periodic series changes.