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World Paper Money Catalog and History

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Latvia paper money catalog and Latvian currency history

• A brief monetary history:
  • Russian currency, till 1918
  • Latvian Ruble = (Russian Ruble),1918-1922
  • Lat = (50 Latvian Rubles) = 100 Santimi, 1922-1940
  • Russian currency, 1940-1991
  • Latvian Ruble = (Russian Ruble),1991-1993
  • Lat = (200 Latvian Rubles) = 100 Santimi, from 1993

• For Russian occupation issues see:
  • Russia
    • Imperial Russia, 1795-1918
    • West Russia, regional and local issues, 1914-1925
    • Soviet Union, 1940-1990

• To purchase Latvian banknotes, please check ATSnotes world banknotes price list.

Pick #	Date
		Republic, 1919-1940 (after collapse of Imperial Russia)
1-8	1919	1, 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 500 rubli
9-12	(1920)	5, 10, 25, 50 kapeiks
13	1920	10 latu
14	1923	100 latu
15-16	1924	20, 50 latu
17	1925	20 latu
18	1928	25 latu
19-22	1929-39	25, 50, 100, 500 latu
23-24	1925-26	5, 10 latu
25	1933-34	10 latu
29-30	1935-40	10, 20 latu
33-34	1940	5, 20 latu
		Republic (after collapse of Soviet Union)
35-42	1992	1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 200, 500 rublu
43-48	1992	5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 latu
49-51	2000	5, 10, 20 latu
52-53	2006	5, 10 latu

Pick #	Date
		Soviet Riga, 1919
R1-4	1919	1, 3, 5, 10 rubli

Remarks: all images reduced 50%

• Banknotes are attributed to last Pick's catalogue:
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 2: General Issues 1368-1960
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 3: Modern Issues 1961-
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 1: Specialized Issues