USSR, 1 Ruble note, 1961 | Yale University Art Gallery

Image not available

1961

Medium: Paper
Dimensions: 53.8 × 104.4 mm
Credit Line: Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001
Accession Number: 2001.87.30410
Geography: Made in Soviet Union
Culture: Soviet
Period: 20th century
Classification: Numismatics
Disclaimer: Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Solid white portion on l. of bill with "1" at the bottom; In center of bill in decorative red font, "ODIN RUBL'"; Above this text in smaller print, "CCCP"; large "1" in cartouche on l. of central text and smaller "1" in medallion on top r. of central text; In white plaque beneath central text, one ruble written in the fourteen official languages of the USSR; Beneath this in small white plaque in small print, "PODDELKA GOSUDARSTVENNYH KAZNACHEYSKIH BILETOV PRESLEDUYETSYA PO ZAKONY". Background of right portion is orange on l., green in the center, orange on r..

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: Solid white portion on r. of bill with "1" in medallion at the top; Small "1" in corners; Central medallion with "1" behind text, "ODIN RUBL'", Emblem of the USSR with earth lays l. of central medallion; medallion lies r. of central medallion with text, "CCCP"; At top of note, "GOSUDARSTVENNYY KAZNACHEYSKIY BILET"; In small medallion at bottom of note, "1961"; Small "1" to the l. and to the r. of this small medallion; In white plaque in bottom l. of note in very small print, "GOSUDARSVENNYE KANACHEYSKYE BILETY OBESPECHIVAYUTSYA VSEM DOSTOYANIEM SOYUZA SSR I OBYAZATEL'NY K PRIEMU NA VSEY TERRITORII SSSR VO VSE PLATEZHI DLYA VSEH UCHREZHDENIY, PREDPRIYATIY, I LITS PO NARITSATEL'NOY STOIMOSTI".

Provenance

Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 2001; transferred to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001

Object copyright

Additional information

Object/Work type

Russian ruble, money, paper money

Marks

Watermark, diagonal lines of stars alternating between lines of dark stars and light stars

Technical metadata and APIs

Linked Art: API response for this object

Linked Art is a Community working together to create a shared Model based on Linked Open Data to describe Art.