chervonets

noun

cher·​vo·​nets

chərˈvȯnə̇ts

variants or chervonetz or tchervonets or tchervonetz

plural chervontsi or chervontzi or tchervontsi or tchervontzi

-ntsē

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

Word History

Etymology

Russian chervonets, alteration of Old Russian červonyi, from Old Polish czerwony golden, purple

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