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50 Rubles 1961 State Bank of the USSR Travelers cheque
| Issuer | State Bank of the USSR (Государственный Банк СССР) |
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| Year | 1961 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse lettering | Дорожный чек № 4531083 (расписка владельца при оплате чека) (место и дата выдачи) Государственный Банк СССР и уполномоченные им учреждения выплатят на территории СССР по этому чеку ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ РУБЛЕЙ. 50 РУБЛЕЙ Действителен в течение 6 месяцев со дня выдачи ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ БАНК СССР (образец подписи владельца чека) (Translation: Travelers check № 4531083 (owner's receipt when paying a check) (place and date of issue) State Bank of the USSR and the institutions authorized by him will pay on this check in the territory of the USSR FIFTY RUBLES. 50 RUBLES Valid for 6 months from the date of issue STATE BANK OF THE USSR (sample signature of the check holder)) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in green on cream paper and carries the payment notification in twelve languages arranged in vertical columns across the full width. A violet overprint in Cyrillic and Latin script identifying the Magyar Nemzeti Bank Igazgatási Főosztály appears at left, indicating the point of issue or endorsing institution. |
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Soviet traveler's cheques in rubles were issued primarily for use by foreign tourists visiting the USSR — part of the Intourist hard-currency ecosystem that allowed visitors to exchange foreign money into ruble-denominated instruments redeemable at specific hotels, Beryozka shops, and Intourist service points. They were not accessible to ordinary Soviet citizens and circulated in an entirely parallel monetary channel.
The 1961 date is significant: this coincides with the Soviet currency reform of January 1961, which redenominated all rubles at 10:1. Any cheques printed or issued in that transitional window carry implicit ambiguity about which ruble standard applies.