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