chervonets

noun

cher·vo·nets | \ chərˈvȯnə̇ts\

variants: or chervonetz or tchervonets or tchervonetz

plural chervontsi or chervontzi or tchervontsi or tchervontzi\ -ntsē \

Definition of chervonets

1 : the gold 10-ruble coin of Soviet Russia authorized by decree in 1922 and first struck in 1923

2 : a unit of value equivalent to one gold chervonets designated by law of 1924 as the basic monetary unit of the U.S.S.R. but never such in practice

3 : a currency note representing one chervonets

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