Soviet ruble
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The Soviet ruble or rouble was the currency of the Soviet Union. It was introduced in 1922 and replaced the Imperial Russian ruble. One ruble was divided into 100 kopecks. Soviet banknotes and coins w
Reverse of the 1-ruble note of the 1961 series, with the value in all the official languages of the Union Republics
Silver ruble of 1922
1924 poltinnik (Rbl 1⁄2)
Two Rbls 10 coins introduced in 1978 to commemorate the 1980 Summer Olympics
State Bank of the USSR
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The State Bank of the USSR, known as the State Bank of the RSFSR from 1921 to 1923, and commonly referred to as Gosbank, was the central bank and main component of the single-tier banking system of th
Soviet ruble
…Kremlin Tower. Although the project was already started in 1988 and was finalized in 1989, it had some potential and intention to be adopted but the Gosbank decided to not put in practice and was cancelled. Even in 1988, a lot of projects were started with the Tsiolkovsky monument banknotes but were never…
Former head office of the Gosbank in Moscow, originally the branch of the State Bank of the Russian Empire
Exchange rate between the Soviet ruble and major world currencies, February 1985
Branch building in Stalino (later Donetsk), shortly after inauguration in 1928
The same building in 2008