25 Rubles 1947, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
| in Krause book | Number: 226 |
| Years of issue: | 16.12.1947 - 03.1957 |
| Edition: | |
| Signatures: | no signature |
| Serie: | Serie 1947 |
| Specimen of: | 16.12.1947 |
| Material: | Cotton fiber |
| Size (mm): | 169 х 95 |
| Printer: | Гознак, Московская печатная фабрика, филиал ФГУП "Гознак", Москва |
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Description
Watermark:
Dark and bright five-pointed stars.
Avers:
On the left side is the portrait of V.I.Lenin.
The engraving on banknote is made after this photo of V.I.Lenin by Russian photographer P.А. Otzup. 1918, 16 October. Moscow.
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (Владимир Ильич Ленин, born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, 22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1870 - 21 January 1924) was a Russian communist revolutionary, politician and political theorist. He served as the leader of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1917, and then concurrently as Premier of the Soviet Union from 1922, until his death. Under his administration, the Russian Empire was dissolved and replaced by the Soviet Union, a one-party socialist state; industry and businesses were nationalized, with widespread societal reform implemented. Politically a Marxist, his theoretical contributions to Marxist thought are known as Leninism, which coupled with Marxian economic theory have collectively come to be known as Marxism-Leninism.
Above the portrait and below it is a thin pattern, to the left of which there are small rosettes with the number "25" in the corners. In the right part of the figure there is a figured frame with the nominal value (number "25", on top of which the word "RUBLEY"), at the top of the frame in the socket of the letter "USSR", at the bottom a few empty outlets. At the top is a complex bas-relief with laurel leaves, on each side of which there are two numbers "25". At the bottom in the words is indicated the face value - "Twenty-five rubles" (the word "rubles" is transferred to the second line). Above the letter "D" in the frame is an inscription in small type in five lines - "BANKING BILLS PROVIDED WITH GOLD, PRECIOUS METALS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE STATE BANK".
Revers:
The State Emblem of the Soviet Union (Государственный герб Советского Союза, Gosudarstvenny gerb Sovetskogo Soyuza) was adopted in 1923 and was used until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Although it technically is an emblem rather than a coat of arms, since it does not follow heraldic rules, in Russian it is called герб (gerb), the word used for a traditional coat of arms.
Hammer and sickle, Globe and the Rising sun. An emblem is surrounded by an Ears of wheat wrapped around a red ribbon with the National Motto in all 15 Languages of the Soviet Union.
Fourth version (1956-1991).
In 1956, the Karelo-Finnish SSR was transformed into the Karelo-Finnish ASSR, and soon this was reflected on the USSR state emblem. By a decision of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on September 12, 1956, the ribbon bearing the USSR State Motto in Finnish was removed.
A minor change in the Belarusian inscription was a decision of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on April 1, 1958.
Inscriptions on the ribbons (which are translated into English as "Proletarians of the world, unite!").
Under the coat of arms the number "25" in a curly frame. In the middle there is an inscription at the top - "Ticket of the State Bank of the USSR", below is a horizontal pattern with the number "25", under which the par value is indicated in two lines - "Twenty-five rubles". In the right part of the banknote at the top is a guilloche rosette with the number "25", under it is a vertical ornament and below the date "1947". In the middle of the lower part of the main field is a figured frame with the text - "COUNTERFEITING OF BILLS OF THE STATE BANK OF THE USSR WILL BE PASSED BY LAW".
Comments:
Design developed by I.I. Dubasov, a portrait of Lenin was made by S.I. Aferov from the photo by P.A. Otzup.
On the arms are 16 ribbons!
The issue of 1947. Another proof of it, besides 16 ribbons on the coat of arms, is the inscription, in Finnish - Kaksikymmentäviisi Ruplaa (25 rubles) (Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic).
Before the Second world War the only printing company was Goznak, Moscow Printing Plant. After the war the printing industry has increased significantly. Enterprise Goznak steel to produce a wide range of printed products. But the main and most important volume products remain banknotes. Of the four printing companies Goznak mainly are engaged Moscow and Perm Printing Factory.
Currency reform in 1947.
Banknotes worth 10 rubles and 25 rubles printed on the front side by the method of two-color intaglio printing the grid, and on the reverse side - offset printing on Orel five-color pit grid. On all banknotes are two six-digit numbers. Paper with a common watermark.
Izvestia newspaper dated December 15, 1947, which published a description of the new series of USSR banknotes.
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