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- noun Any of several former
currencies ofRussia : applied to various foreigngold coins prior to the reign of Peter I of Russia, then to a Russian gold coin of 1701-1757, and finally to a 1922 currency of theSoviet Union .
Etymologies
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Russian Черво́нец, derived from червонное золото, "pure gold".
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In course of time the financial system was recast on a semicapitalistic basis: the state bank was given the right to issue bills backed either by goods or by foreign bonds; attempts were made to stabilize the currency (the devaluated paper money was replaced by the new chervonets bills).
1919, March 2 2001
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