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100 Soviet Ruble

Soviet Union 1961 1946_1989 XF P-P-235a AI extracted ✦ AI 95%
Front · IMG_6233.jpeg cropped
Back · IMG_6234.jpeg cropped
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Identity

Where & when

Country Soviet Union
Currency Soviet Ruble
Denomination 100
Series name State Bank of the USSR Issue of 1961
Series year 1961
Issue year 1961
Era 1946_1989
Legal status demonetized
Predecessor currency Soviet Ruble (1947 series)
Successor currency Russian Ruble
Subjects & design

What's on the note

Front portrait Vladimir Lenin
Reverse subject Kremlin Spasskaya Tower
Watermark Hammer and sickle with star in clear field
Color palette #d4a574,#8b6f47,#f5e6d3
Themes statesman,architecture,commemorative
Language / script Cyrillic

Front: The Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin, the most iconic of the Kremlin towers, built in 1491 by Italian architect Pietro Antonio Solari and crowned with its distinctive star in Soviet times. The tower houses the famous Kremlin chimes and serves as the main ceremonial entrance to the Kremlin; it became a symbol of Soviet state power and appears on numerous Soviet banknotes and stamps. Text in multiple languages of Soviet republics confirms the multinational character of the USSR.

Back: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870–1924), founder of the Soviet state and leader of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. Lenin served as head of the Soviet government from 1917 until his death and remains the most frequently depicted figure in Soviet numismatics. The State Emblem of the USSR with hammer, sickle, and red star surrounded by wheat sheaves appears at center, representing the unity of Soviet republics.

Production

How it was made

Issuer State Bank of the USSR
Issuer (native) Государственного Банка СССР
Printer Goznak
Engraver
Material paper
Dimensions (mm) 150x65

Security features: microprint,intaglio,latent_image

Geography

Where in the world

Geography unknown for Soviet Union.

The story

Background & history

State Bank of the USSR Issue of 1961, part of the currency reform that replaced the 1947 series at a ratio of 10:1 (old rubles to new rubles). This reform was implemented to combat inflation and black market activity following post-war reconstruction. The 1961 series remained in circulation until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, when it was replaced by Russian Federation currency. The 100-ruble note was among the highest denominations in regular circulation during the Soviet period and featured consistent iconography across all denominations: Lenin on the reverse and Soviet architectural landmarks on the obverse. Multilingual text reflected the fifteen Soviet republics. Printed by Goznak (Гознак), the state security printing works.

Catalogue

Collector references

Pick # P-235a
Krause ID
Rarity tier common
Series range 1961–1991
Provenance

How it came to me

Acquired date
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Currency
Condition
Grade XF
Serial number ВВ 4320682
Serial prefix ВВ

Note appears circulated with minor handling marks and light soiling, but retains good detail and color

Valuation

What it's worth now

$5–$15
Type default range $5–$15
Valuation history (1)
datelowhighcurrencysourcenote
2026-05-08 16:23:58 5.0 15.0 USD ai from claude-sonnet-4-5
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History & extractions

AI extractions (1)
anthropic · claude-sonnet-4-5 2026-05-08 16:23:58
status: ok · step 1 · $0.0377 · 6345↓ + 1243↑ tokens
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