Complete catalogue with pictures of Latvia banknotes issued after
collapse of Soviet Union.
Complete catalogue of banknotes issued by Former Soviet Union countries, from Armenia to Uzbekistan. See now 15 independent nations, with rich and different history and culture.
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*8******* L A T V I A *********
Latvians descend from ancient Balts and speak one of two surviving Baltic languages (Lithuanian is the other). The population is predominantly Lutheran, with a significant Roman Catholic minority. A coastal plain punctuated by hills, Latvia fell to Germanic invaders in the 1200s. Poland and Sweden divided the country in the early 1600s. Russia, elbowing in to gain a Baltic Sea "window" held all Latvia by 1795. Latvia was independent between the World Wars. Like Estonia and Lithuania. Latvia was independent between the World Wars. The Soviet Union annexed the Latvia in 1940. Industrial and urban
makes machinery, scientific instrument and consumer goods. Latvia declared its independence in August 1991.
- Area 64,589 square km.
- Population: 2,565,000; density: persons per sq km 40(urban 69.2%; rural 30.8%).
- Capital: Riga 803,952; major cities: Daugavpils 120,917; Liepaja 95,046; Jelgava 69,411; Jurmala 55,256.
- Official language: Latvian.
- Ethnic groups: Latvian 52.0%; Russian 34.0%; Belarusian 4.5%; Ukrainian 3.4%; Polish 2.3%; Lithuanian 1.3%.
- Religion: predominantly Evangelical Lutheran, with Russian Orthodox, or Roman Catholic.
- Gross National Product: $2,290 per capita(1994).
PICK# LATVIA
Rubli system -issue 1992
35 1 rub 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36 2 rub 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
37 5 rub 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38 10 rub 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39 20 rub 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40 50 rub 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41 200 rub 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42 500 rub 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lat system -issue 1992(1 lat =200 rublu)
43a 5 lat 1992 oak/ornament . . . . . . . .
43b 5 lat 1996 oak/ornament . . . . . . . .
44 10 lat 1992 Dougava river/broach. . . .
45 20 lat 1992 farm/linen design . . . . .
46 50 lat 1992 sailing ship. . . . . . . .
47 100 lat 1992 Barons/woven design . . . .
48 500 lat 1992 woman/ornament . . . . . . .
-issue 2001-
49 5 lat 2001 oak/folklore design. . . . .
50 10 lat 2000 Dougava river/broach. . . .
51 20 lat 2004 farm/linen design . . . . .
52 5 lati 2006 oak/ornament . . . . . . . .
53 100 lat 2006 Barons/ornament. . . . . . .
new 10 lat 2008 Dougava river/broach . . . .
new 500 lat 2008 woman/ornament . . . . . . .
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