USSR State Bank 50 Rubles 1961 – Lenin Portrait / Kremlin Senate Palace

Dark green on green and pink underprint 50 Rubles Soviet Union banknote 1961: obverse with portrait of V.I. Lenin at upper left, State Emblem of the USSR at upper center, denomination “50” and “ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ РУБЛЕЙ”, Cyrillic text “БИЛЕТ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО БАНКА СССР”, date 1961; reverse showing the Kremlin Senate Palace with flag and tower at upper center, large denomination “50” in ornate frames, promise text in multiple languages.

Price:

$ 5

Description

Issued 1 January 1961 by State Bank of the USSR (Gosbank) as part of the 1961 monetary reform (denominating new rubles at 10:1 old). Printed on paper by Goznak. Size approx. 140 × 70 mm (or 140 × 71 mm). Main colors: dark green/green on green/pink/multicolor underprint.

Obverse: Portrait of V.I. Lenin (profile, facing right) at upper left, USSR State Emblem (1956 version with 15 ribbons) at upper center, denomination “50” in rosette, text “БИЛЕТ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО БАНКА СССР” / “ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ РУБЛЕЙ”, assurance of backing by gold/precious metals/assets, date 1961.
Reverse: Kremlin Senate Palace (with USSR flag) and tower at upper center, large “50” denomination, promise text “ПОДДЕЛКА БИЛЕТОВ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО БАНКА СССР ПРЕСЛЕДУЕТСЯ ПО ЗАКОНУ”, multi-language denominations (Russian + republics).
Features: Running serial numbers (e.g., two letters + seven digits, red); watermark: portrait of Lenin (right profile); no security thread. Withdrawn 23–26 January 1991; not legal tender – classic Soviet collectible from post-Stalin era.

Serial number: 3C 0914539