chervonets

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chervonets

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From Russian черво́нец (červónec), derived from черво́нное зо́лото (červónnoje zóloto), "red gold".

noun chervontsy · chervonetz · tchervonets · tchervonetz

Any of several former currencies of Russia: applied to various foreign gold coins prior to the reign of Peter I of Russia, then to a Russian gold coin of 1701-1757, and finally to a 1922 currency of the Soviet Union.

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noun former Russian currency, usually ten roubles

Español	chervonets
Français	tchervonets
Deutsch	Tscherwonez
Română	cervoneț
Русский	черво́нец červónec, черво́нчик červónčik

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@misc{chervonets_2026,
  title = {chervonets},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chervonets},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}