{"product_id":"1991-soviet-50-rubles-banknote-lenin-kremlin-circulated","title":"1991 Soviet 50 Rubles Banknote Lenin \/ Kremlin","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrigin: Soviet Union \/ USSR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYear: 1991\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eState: Uncirculated, shows signs of age and storage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIssuer: State Bank of the USSR (Госбанк СССР)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterial: Paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 143 × 70 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the final banknotes of the Soviet Union.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIssued in January 1991, this 50 Rubles note appeared during the USSR's last year of existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe front carries the familiar portrait of Vladimir Lenin, alongside the Soviet state emblem and БИЛЕТ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО БАНКА СССР — “Banknote of the State Bank of the USSR.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurn it around and you get a view of the Moscow Kremlin, surrounded by wonderfully dense late-Soviet typography. The denomination is also written in the languages of the 15 Soviet republics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCool detail: Hold it against the light and the watermark reveals another portrait of Lenin. The note also contains fluorescent security elements visible under UV light. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly months after these notes entered circulation, the Soviet Union ceased to exist. They nevertheless continued circulating during the chaotic post-Soviet transition before eventually being demonetized in 1993. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Prapor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55409832264022,"sku":null,"price":2.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/7231\/6246\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_fc09fd03-1d8f-47a4-947f-2866e1d35961.jpg?v=1789665791","url":"https:\/\/www.praporchik.com\/products\/1991-soviet-50-rubles-banknote-lenin-kremlin-circulated","provider":"Prapor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}