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| Russian coins - Soviet Silver Star Ruble |
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| Russian coins - Soviet Silver ruble |
Coins of RSFSR of regular coinage of 1921-1923
Obverse: Value in center of star above date. All within beaded circle and wreath.
Legend: ROUBLE / 1 / 1921
Reverse: Coat of arms - State Emblem of the Russian SFSR - the hammer and sickle within wreath upon a rising sun. Initials (R.S.F.S.R. - Russian Federated Soviet Socialist Republic) within foliage below, motto around.
Translated Motto: "Proletariats of the world, unite!"
Mint Place: Leningrad - Petrograd mint.
Mintage: 1,000,000 pcs.
Mint Master: AГ (A.F. Hartman)
Weight: 19.84 gram of Silver (.900)
Diameter: 34 mm
The first coinage after Russian civil war was minted in 1921-1923 with silver coins in denominations of 10, 15, 20 and 50 kopecks and 1 ruble. Gold chervonets were issued in 1923. These coins bore the emblem and legends of the RSFSR (Russian Federated Soviet Socialist Republic) and depicted the famous slogan, "Workers of the world, Unite!".