Soviet ruble
E1274
The Soviet ruble was the official monetary unit of the USSR, used throughout the Soviet planned economy until the country's dissolution in 1991.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soviet ruble canonical | 45 |
| Soviet domestic ruble | 1 |
| Soviet ruble (1940 occupation) | 1 |
| Soviet ruble (in Transnistria) | 1 |
| Soviet ruble (in Ukrainian SSR) | 1 |
| Soviet ruble in Georgia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18406 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soviet ruble Context triple: [Soviet Union, currency, Soviet ruble]
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A.
US dollar
The US dollar is the official currency of the United States and the world’s primary reserve currency used widely in global trade and finance.
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B.
Chilean peso
The Chilean peso is the official monetary unit of Chile, used for everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the country.
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C.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union was a socialist superpower that dominated Eastern Europe and led the communist bloc during the Cold War.
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D.
Bretton Woods system
The Bretton Woods system was a post–World War II international monetary order in which major currencies were pegged to the U.S. dollar, and the dollar was convertible to gold, creating a fixed exchange rate regime that lasted until the early 1970s.
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E.
Crimea
Crimea is a strategically important peninsula on the northern coast of the Black Sea, historically contested and known for its geopolitical significance and role in major events such as World War II diplomacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soviet ruble Target entity description: The Soviet ruble was the official monetary unit of the USSR, used throughout the Soviet planned economy until the country's dissolution in 1991.
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A.
US dollar
The US dollar is the official currency of the United States and the world’s primary reserve currency used widely in global trade and finance.
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B.
Chilean peso
The Chilean peso is the official monetary unit of Chile, used for everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the country.
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C.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union was a socialist superpower that dominated Eastern Europe and led the communist bloc during the Cold War.
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D.
Bretton Woods system
The Bretton Woods system was a post–World War II international monetary order in which major currencies were pegged to the U.S. dollar, and the dollar was convertible to gold, creating a fixed exchange rate regime that lasted until the early 1970s.
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E.
Crimea
Crimea is a strategically important peninsula on the northern coast of the Black Sea, historically contested and known for its geopolitical significance and role in major events such as World War II diplomacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of former states
ⓘ
Five-Year Plans for the National Economy of the Soviet Union ⓘ
surface form:
Economy of the Soviet Union
|
| centralBank |
State Bank of the USSR
ⓘ
surface form:
Gosbank
|
| convertibility | non-convertible for most of its history ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| currencyOf |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
|
| denominationStructure |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| economicSystem | planned economy ⓘ |
| endTime | 1991 ⓘ |
| hasDenomination |
1 kopeck coin
ⓘ
1 ruble coin ⓘ 10 kopeck coin ⓘ 10 ruble banknote ⓘ 100 ruble banknote ⓘ 15 kopeck coin ⓘ 1961 series banknotes ⓘ 2 kopeck coin ⓘ 20 kopeck coin ⓘ 25 ruble banknote ⓘ 3 kopeck coin ⓘ 3 ruble banknote ⓘ 5 kopeck coin ⓘ 5 ruble banknote ⓘ 50 kopeck coin ⓘ 50 ruble banknote ⓘ |
| inflationCharacteristic | subject to chronic shortages and price controls ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | SUR ⓘ |
| languageOfText | Russian ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
|
| monetaryAuthority | State Bank of the USSR ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | советский рубль ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1961 monetary reform of the USSR
ⓘ
post-1991 transitional use in some former Soviet republics ⓘ |
| officialName | Soviet ruble self-link ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
US dollar (official rates, various periods)
gold (various periods) ⓘ |
| replaced | Russian ruble (Empire) ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Belarusian ruble
ⓘ
Kazakhstani tenge ⓘ Russian ruble ⓘ Ukrainian karbovanets ⓘ |
| startTime | 1922 ⓘ |
| subunit | kopeck ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 ⓘ |
| symbol | руб. ⓘ |
| usedFor |
accounting in state enterprises
ⓘ
retail transactions in the USSR ⓘ wages in the USSR ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Belarus
ⓘ
surface form:
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Kazakhstan ⓘ
surface form:
Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
Russian SFSR ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Soviet planned economy ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ
surface form:
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
other Soviet republics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Soviet ruble Description of subject: The Soviet ruble was the official monetary unit of the USSR, used throughout the Soviet planned economy until the country's dissolution in 1991.
Referenced by (50)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Soviet ruble (in Ukrainian SSR)
this entity surface form:
Soviet ruble (1940 occupation)
this entity surface form:
Soviet domestic ruble
this entity surface form:
Soviet ruble in Georgia
this entity surface form:
Soviet ruble (in Transnistria)