Ivan Ivanovich Dubasov (; 30 November 1897 – 15 March 1988) was a Russian Soviet artist. He was the head artist of the

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from 1932 to 1971 and was made an Honored Artist of the RSFSR in 1959. He developed sketches and designs for multiple Soviet banknotes, stamps, orders, medals, awards and decorations over several decades. During 1943-1945 Goznak was entrusted with a number of important tasks to create banknotes, not only for the USSR, but also for the new socialist countries that appeared after the end of the war. In the GDR,

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for dozens of years the money, sketches for which were made by Ivan Dubasov, were used. Ivan Dubasov was awarded the

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(1945), the

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(1951), the

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and a number of other medals and decorations.''Ponomarev A.'' The former are not forgotten // Philately of the USSR. - 1983. - No. 11.

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1897 births 1988 deaths People from Odintsovo Honored Artists of the RSFSR Soviet painters Soviet engravers Soviet stamp designers Recipients of the Order of Lenin {{USSR-bio-stub