Vintage 1922 Soviet 5 chervontsev banknote, green tones with ornate guilloche borders and floral designs, central emblem of hammer and sickle with star, large Cyrillic "ПЯТЬ ЧЕРВОНЦЕВ" and "Билет Государственного Банка", oval portrait of Vladimir Lenin at right, serial 3566789 ТП, aged paper with folds, creases, and wear.

USSR 5 Chervontsev 1937 – Lenin Portrait / State Emblem – First Lenin Chervonets Series

Dark olive-green on multicolor underprint 5 Chervontsev Soviet Union banknote 1937: obverse with State Emblem of the USSR (11-ribbon version) at upper left center, large denomination “5” rosette at center left, portrait of Vladimir I. Lenin at right, Cyrillic text “Билет Государственного Банка Союза ССР” and “ПЯТЬ ЧЕРВОНЦЕВ”, assurance of backing by gold/precious metals/assets; reverse with multicolor underprint, large “5” denomination in corners/center, value text in 11 languages of Soviet republics at sides/bottom.

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$ 30

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Description

Issued January 1938 (dated 1937) by Gosbank (State Bank of the USSR); part of 1937 chervonets series (1, 3, 5, 10 chervontsev) – the first Soviet banknotes to feature Lenin’s portrait. Printed on paper by Goznak. Size approx. 180–181 × 90–91 mm. Main color: dark olive-green/multicolor.

Obverse: USSR State Emblem (1936 version with 11 ribbons) upper left, value “5” rosette center left, portrait of V.I. Lenin (profile, facing right) at right, text “Билет Государственного Банка Союза ССР” / “ПЯТЬ ЧЕРВОНЦЕВ” (Five Chervontsev), backing promise “БАНКОВСКИЕ БИЛЕТЫ ОБЕСПЕЧИВАЮТСЯ ЗОЛОТОМ, ДРАГОЦЕННЫМИ МЕТАЛЛАМИ И ПРОЧИМИ АКТИВАМИ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО БАНКА”.
Reverse: Large “5” in corners/center, denomination/value text repeated in 11 Soviet languages (Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Uzbek, Kazakh, Georgian, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Turkmen, Tajik, Kyrgyz).
Features: Running serial numbers (e.g., two letters + digits); no watermark reported; no security thread. Demonetized 14 December 1947 (post-WWII currency reform); not legal tender – classic collectible from pre-WWII Soviet era.

Price: 5 Ruble

Country: Russia

Year of Issue: 1937

Circulation: Circulated