Armenian ruble

For other monetary units, see currency of Armenia.

The ruble (Armenian: ռուբլի, Russian: рубль) was the independent currency of the First Republic of Armenia and the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic between 1919 and 1923. It replaced the first Transcaucasian ruble at par and was replaced by the second Transcaucasian ruble after Armenia became part of the Transcaucasian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic. No subdivisions of the ruble were issued and the currency existed only as banknotes.

Armenian ruble

Հայկական ռուբլի (Armenian) Армянский рубль (Russian)
100 rubles (1919)
Denominations
Banknotes	5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1,000, 5,000, 10,000, 25,000, 100,000, 500,000, 1,000,000, 5,000,000 rubles
Coins	None Issued
Demographics
Date of introduction	August 1919
User(s)	Armenia Armenian SSR
Issuance
Printer	Waterlow and Sons
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

Banknotes

Provisional cheques were issued by the First Republic of Armenia in denominations of 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1,000, 5,000, and 10,000 rubles. Most were quite crudely printed with mostly Russian text. However, three actual banknotes in denominations of 50, 100 and 250 rubles were printed in the UK by Waterlow and Sons Ltd. The notes were designed by artists Arshak Fetvadjian and Hakob Kojoyan. These notes are adorned with Armenian, French, and Russian text.

The Armenian SSR issued denominations between 5,000, 10,000, 25,000, 100,000, 500,000, 1,000,000, and 5,000,000 rubles. These notes bore Armenian and Russian texts together with communist slogans in various languages on the reverses.

Banknotes issued in Armenia

5 ruble 1919	50 ruble 1919	250 ruble 1919	500 ruble 1919	1000 ruble 1919	5000 ruble 1919	10000 ruble 1919

Banknotes issued in Great Britain

50 ruble 1920(real)	100 ruble 1920(real)	250 ruble 1920(real)

See also

• Armenian dram

References

• Pick, Albert (1990). Standard Catalog of World Paper Money: Specialized Issues. Colin R. Bruce II and Neil Shafer (editors) (6th ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-149-8.