chervonetzn.
/ˈtʃəːvənɛts/ A Soviet bank-note of the value of ten gold roubles, in circulation from 1922 to 1947.
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1923 Brit. Weekly 15 Nov. 164/4 I was struck with the remarkable success of the new currency—the chervonets—which has a gold backing.
1923 Glasgow Herald 4 Dec. 13 The introduction into circulation of tchervonetz banknotes.
1927 Times (Weekly ed.) 3 June 694/3 The purchasing power of the chervonetz has slowly but persistently fallen.
1928 Daily Tel. 17 Jan. 12/2 They receive an allowance of five chervontsi for their personal expenses on the journey.
1954 E. H. Carr Interregnum 32 Narkomfin authorized the acceptance of chervontsy notes for tax payments at the current rate of exchange.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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