europe: Russia
Russia pick 234a: 25 Rubles from 1961
1961. Purple on pale light green underprint. Portrait of V. I. Lenin at upper left, arms at upper center. Watermark: Stars. Lilac tinted paper. Four serial number varieties: prefix has two large Cyrillic letters, first large and second small, first small and second large, and two small Cyrillic letters.
Russia pick 242a: 100 Rubles from 1991
1991. Deep red-brown and blue on multicolor underprint. Portrait of V. I. Lenin at upper left, arms at upper center. Date at right. Back: Kremlin tower at center with date. Watermark: V. I. Lenin.