3 Roubles

3 Roubles - obverse3 Roubles - reverse

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Features

Issuer Soviet Union (Russia)
Issuing entity State Treasury of the USSR
Period Soviet Union (1922-1991)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1961
Value 3 Roubles (3 SUR)
Currency Rouble (1961-1991)
Composition Paper
Size 114 × 57 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized 31 December 1993
Number
N#
204574
References P# 223
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

View of Kremlin in Moscow, Soviet Union (Now Russian Federation)

Lettering:
Государственный Казначейский Билет СССР

Три Рубля

Государственные казначейские билеты обеспечиваются всем достоянием Союза ССР и обязательны к приему на всей территории СССР во все платежи для всех учреждений, предприятий и лиц по нарицательной стоимости.

Translation:
USSR State Treasury Note

Three Roubles

State treasury notes are provided with all the property of the USSR and must be accepted throughout the territory of the USSR in all payments for all institutions, enterprises and individuals at face value.

Reverse

Known as the "Polyglot Rouble" with the denomination's names in several languages: Russian, large (Rubl'), Ukrainian (Karbovanets), Byelorussian (Rubel'), Uzbek (Sum), Kazakh (Som), Georgian (Maneti), Turkmenian (Manat), Lithuanian (Rublis), Romanian in Cyrillic script (Ruble) Latvian (Rublis), Kyrgyz (Som), Tajik (Sum), Armenian (Roubli), Azerbaijanian (Manat), Estonian (Rubla).

Lettering:
Три Рубля

Подделка государственных казначейских билетов преследуется по закону

ТРИ КАРБОВАНЕЦІ • ТРЫ РУБЛІ
УЧ СЎМ • УШ СОМ • სამი მანეთი
YЧ МАНАТ • TRYS RUBLIAI • ТРЕЙ РУБЛЕ
TRĪS RUBĻI • YЧ СОМ • СЕ СЎМ • ԵՐԵՔ
ՌՈԻԲԼԻ • YЧ МАНАТ • KOLM RUBLA

Translation:
Three Roubles

Counterfeiting of state treasury notes is punishable by law

Watermark

Star pattern across banknote

3 Roubles -  obverse

© Griffin S (CC BY-NC)

Comments

1) The first issue of three roubles of BB type began with a series of AA and ended with a series of ЯЯ. The entire first issue was printed on type 1 paper.

The 2nd issue of the Бм type began with the Aa series and ended with the Ял series. Roughly in the middle of the second issue, there was a change from the 1st type of paper to the 2nd. Series of substitution are known only to the designation - Ял. On this issue of 3 ruble notes to replace defective copies was discontinued.

The 3rd issue of three rubles of мБ type began with aA and ended with a series of эЯ. All series starting with пГ and ending with the сИ series are known with numbers only up to 2,000,000. The replacement series, in the third issue, was not specifically distinguished by the letter “я” as in previous releases.

4 issue of three roubles of the type мм began with аа series and ended with a series of эя.

The 5th issue of three roubles of the ББ type began with a series of AA and ended with a series of ЛВ. That is, in total, until the release was completed, only 161 series were numbered with such letters.

2) Comparison table 1 and type 2 font.
Top images (usually against a blue grid) - 1 type of font, lower images (against a yellow grid) - 2 type of font. In total, 20 letters were used for numbering.

Capital letters of the 1st type of font have a height of 3.5 mm., Type 2 - 4 mm.
The 1st type of the font is more elegant, the serifs are sharp, while on the 2nd type they are rectangular.

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Date G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1961  2% First letter in serial prefix "Я" - replacement notes
1961  $ 0.87 $ 0.89 $ 0.89 $ 1.00 $ 1.10 $ 1.80 $ 2.30 52% P#223a.1 Serial letters: BIG / BIG, 1st and 5th issues
1961  $ 0.78 $ 0.78 $ 0.78 $ 0.85 $ 0.99 12% P#223a.2 Serial letters: BIG / small, 2nd issue
1961  $ 0.81 $ 1.00 $ 1.10 $ 2.80 15% P#223a.3 Serial letters: small / BIG, 3rd issue
1961  $ 0.92 $ 0.92 $ 0.92 $ 0.92 $ 0.92 $ 1.40 $ 2.10 37% P#223a.4 Serial letters: small / small, 4th issue
1961  0.12% P#223s.1 Obverse (uniside) specimen. Diagonal overprint in red or black "ОБРАЗЕЦ". Serial number AA 0000000
1961  0% P#223s.2 Reverse (uniside) specimen. Diagonal overprint in red or black "ОБРАЗЕЦ".
1961  0% P#223s.3 Double-sided specimen. Perforated horizontally "ОБРАЗЕЦ".

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 3 RoublesPicture 1 of a sold 3 Roubles
Katz
Auction 99
Lot 1190
Internet Archive
31 Oct 2023 Undetermined UNC Unsold
Picture 1 of a sold 3 RoublesPicture 1 of a sold 3 Roubles
Katz
Auction 91
Lot 2293
Internet Archive
8 Aug 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 14.01
(EUR 13.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
The lot includes several items.
Picture 1 of a sold 3 RoublesPicture 1 of a sold 3 Roubles
Katz
Auction 89
Lot 1431
Internet Archive
10 Jul 2023 Undetermined UNC Unsold
Picture 1 of a sold 3 RoublesPicture 1 of a sold 3 Roubles
Katz
Auction 95
Lot 919
Internet Archive
16 Sep 2023 Undetermined XF USD 270.50
(EUR 251.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 3 RoublesPicture 1 of a sold 3 Roubles
Katz
Auction 76
Lot 1139
Internet Archive
28 Jan 2023 Undetermined XF USD 1186.55
(EUR 1101.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 3 RoublesPicture 1 of a sold 3 Roubles
Katz
Auction 71
Lot 1212
Internet Archive
30 Nov 2022 Undetermined XF USD 367.50
(EUR 341.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 3 RoublesPicture 1 of a sold 3 Roubles
Katz
Auction 97
Lot 1688
Internet Archive
7 Oct 2023 Undetermined VF USD 5.39
(EUR 5.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
The lot includes several items.
Picture 1 of a sold 3 RoublesPicture 1 of a sold 3 Roubles
Katz
Auction 95
Lot 915
Internet Archive
16 Sep 2023 Undetermined USD 16.17
(EUR 15.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 3 RoublesPicture 1 of a sold 3 Roubles
Katz
Auction 95
Lot 916
Internet Archive
16 Sep 2023 Undetermined USD 73.28
(EUR 68.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 3 RoublesPicture 1 of a sold 3 Roubles
Katz
Auction 95
Lot 917
Internet Archive
16 Sep 2023 Undetermined USD 40.95
(EUR 38.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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