The ruble was originally the monetary unit of the Russian Empire. 1800 establishes the exchange rate with gold, and the gold content of 1897 ruble notes is 0.774234 g.

After the October Revolution, the Soviet government continued to use the Russian ruble.

192 1 year to issue new rubles, and it is stipulated that 1 new ruble exchange 1 ten thousand old rubles.

1922, the denomination of paper money was reduced for the second time, and it was stipulated that 1 new ruble should be exchanged for 192 100 ruble issued in 2000. 1922 10 Russian national bank * * * reissued Cserven bank notes, each containing 7.742g of gold and guaranteed by 25% of gold and 75% of commodities. The gold content is the same as that of Russian gold ruble, which is used for foreign exchange trade settlement in the Soviet Union.

1924 In February, new government banknotes of 1, 3 and 5 rubles, as well as copper coins and silver coins were issued. At the same time, it is stipulated that the new currency of 1 ruble should be exchanged for the old currency of 50,000 rubles, and the new currency of 1 Kirvin bank notes should be exchanged for the new currency of1ruble, thus establishing that Kirvin bank notes are government notes, issued by the central bank, and coins are the unified currency issued by the Ministry of Finance.

In the mid-1930s, due to the influence of political and economic conditions at home and abroad, the ruble exchange rate changed frequently and was very unstable. The exchange rate of the ruble is fixed on the French franc from April 1936 to April 1, which stipulates that 1 ruble is equal to 3 francs, and other currencies are calculated accordingly. 1936 65438+ 10/month 1 French franc gold content decreased, and the ruble exchange rate was adjusted to 1 ruble, which was equal to 4.25 French francs. 1937 at the end of June, France abolished the gold standard and changed the ruble exchange rate to US dollars.

1947 Reform the monetary system, abolish Cserven bank notes, keep the secondary currency unchanged, and issue new ruble banknotes. It is stipulated that 1 new ruble should be exchanged for 10 old ruble, which is used to recycle the 1924 version of ruble that was over-issued during World War II. 1950 carried out the second post-war monetary reform, centering on the exchange rate, linking the currencies of eastern European countries to the ruble. The gold content of the ruble was set at 0.222 168 g, and the exchange rate against the US dollar was set at 1, which was equal to 4 rubles. From 1 April 957 1, in order to attract non-trade foreign exchange, it is stipulated that the non-trade exchange with western free foreign exchange should be increased by 150% on the basis of the official exchange rate, that is, the non-trade exchange rate with the US dollar is1,which is equal to 10 rubles.

This article was edited on March 2022-10.