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500 Roubles
| Issuer | State Bank of the USSR |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Value | 500 Roubles (500 SUR) |
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| Obverse description | Left-centre intaglio vignette of Vladimir Lenin in profile facing right, set within an octagonal frame against fine guilloche underprint in shades of pink and red. The Soviet state emblem appears to the upper right, flanked by the large numeral '500' in red at both left and right margins. The date '1991' is printed in red at lower right, with Cyrillic denomination text at centre-bottom. |
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| Obverse lettering | БИЛЕТ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО БАНКА СССР БАНКОВСКИЕ БИЛЕТЫ ОБЕСПЕЧИВАЮТСЯ ЗОЛОТОМ, ДРАГОЦЕННЫМИ МЕТАЛЛАМИ И ПРОЧИМИ АКТИВАМИ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО БАНКА ПЯТЬСОТ РУБЛЕЙ (Translation: Banknote of the State Bank USSR, Banknotes are backed by gold, precious metals, and other assets of the state bank, Five Hundred Rubles) |
| Reverse description | Central architectural vignette of the Presidium building of the Supreme Soviet on Ivanovskaya Square within the Moscow Kremlin, with the Spasskaya Tower visible to the right and a conifer tree in the foreground. A large ornate guilloche cartouche to the right carries the denomination numeral '500' and Cyrillic text, with serial numbers printed in dark ink above and below the central vignette. A smaller oval guilloche medallion with the numeral '500' appears at lower left. |
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