Soviet ruble

currency of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; briefly used by post-Soviet states after the dissolution of the Soviet Union
Organization currency Q615640
Soviet ruble
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Soviet ruble

Summary

Soviet ruble is a currency[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of currency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (554 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Soviet ruble is in the country of Soviet Union[3].
  • Soviet ruble's image is recorded as SUR 100 1991 F.jpg[4].
  • Soviet ruble's instance of is recorded as obsolete currency[5].
  • Soviet ruble's instance of is recorded as ruble[6].
  • Soviet ruble's manufacturer is recorded as Goznak[7].
  • Soviet ruble's Commons category is recorded as Money of the Soviet Union[8].
  • Soviet ruble's central bank/issuer is recorded as USSR State Bank[9].
  • Soviet ruble's start time is recorded as +1923-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Soviet ruble's end time is recorded as +1991-12-26T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Soviet ruble's end time is recorded as +1995-05-10T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Soviet ruble's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025rymp[13].
  • Soviet ruble's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Soviet Union[14].
  • Soviet ruble's replaces is recorded as Imperial Russian ruble[15].
  • Soviet ruble's replaced by is recorded as Russian ruble[16].
  • Soviet ruble's replaced by is recorded as Azerbaijani manat[17].
  • Soviet ruble's replaced by is recorded as Belarusian ruble[18].
  • Soviet ruble's replaced by is recorded as Kyrgyz som[19].
  • Soviet ruble's replaced by is recorded as Turkmenestani manat[20].
  • Soviet ruble's replaced by is recorded as Georgian lari[21].
  • Soviet ruble's replaced by is recorded as Armenian dram[22].
  • Soviet ruble's replaced by is recorded as Kazakhstani tenge[23].
  • Soviet ruble's replaced by is recorded as Moldovan leu[24].
  • Soviet ruble's replaced by is recorded as Tajikistani somoni[25].
  • Soviet ruble's replaced by is recorded as Lithuanian litas[26].
  • Soviet ruble's replaced by is recorded as Latvian lats[27].

Body

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'руб.'}[28] and {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'крб.'}[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Soviet ruble include transferable ruble[30], a coin of account[31].

Why It Matters

Soviet ruble ranks in the top 6% of currency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (554 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include transferable ruble[30], a coin of account[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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