The Soviet ruble replaced the ruble of the Russian Empire. The Soviet ruble (code: SUR) was the currency of the Soviet Union between 1917 and the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. The Soviet ruble was issued by the State Bank of the USSR. The Soviet ruble continued to be used in the 15 Post-Soviet states.

1 ruble 50 years of Soviet power Vladimir Lenin: 52,500,000 (211,250 proof) 1970 1 ruble 100th anniv. of V. I. Lenin's birth Vladimir Lenin, dates: "1870–1970" 100,000,000 (111,250 proof) 1975 1 ruble 30th anniv. of Soviet people's Victory over fascist Germany in …