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50 Karbovantsiv (50 карбованців), Ukraine, 1918–1920 (Pick 4)

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1918-1920

This 50 Karbovantsiv note was issued in Ukraine, with dates recorded from 1918–1920. It belongs to the Karbovanets (1918-1921) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Ukrainian People's Republic (1917-1921). It measures 132 × 75 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 4.

Obverse: Man with spade at left, woman with sheafs at right Scripts: Cyrillic and Cyrillic (cursive). Its lettering reads “ЗНАК ДЕРЖАВНОЇ СКАРБНИЦІ / 50 / КАРБОВАНЦІВ / Директор Державної Скарбниці Лебідь-Юрчик / Ходить нарівні з кредитовими білетами”. Translation given in the catalogue: “STATE TREASURY MARK 50 KARBOVANTSIV Director of the State Treasury Lebid-Yurchyk Equal in circulation to the credit tickets”. Reverse: Couple at centre Scripts: Cyrillic and Cyrillic (cursive). Its lettering reads “50 КАРБОВАНЦІВ 50 / За фальшування карається / тюрмою”. Translation given in the catalogue: “50 KARBOVANTSIV 50 Forgery is punishable by prison”.

Demonetized: 1920. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Historical context

AO-189 - AO-209 - issued by Ukrainian People's Republic in Odessa in 1918-1919; АО-210 - АО-235 - issued by the White Army of Denikin in Odessa in 1919 during the Civil War in Russia, declared fake by the Ukrainian government; АО-236 - АО-250 - issued by the Soviet Army in Odessa in 1920 for the Galician Soviet Socialist Republic.

Physical characteristics

Size
132 × 75 mm
Shape
Rectangular
Material
Paper

Technical characteristics

Currency
Karbovanets (1918-1921)
Demonetized
1920

Design

Obverse
Man with spade at left, woman with sheafs at right Scripts: Cyrillic and Cyrillic (cursive)
Reverse
Couple at centre Scripts: Cyrillic and Cyrillic (cursive)
Obverse lettering
ЗНАК ДЕРЖАВНОЇ СКАРБНИЦІ / 50 / КАРБОВАНЦІВ / Директор Державної Скарбниці Лебідь-Юрчик / Ходить нарівні з кредитовими білетами
Reverse lettering
50 КАРБОВАНЦІВ 50 / За фальшування карається / тюрмою

Identification

Value
50 Karbovantsiv (50 карбованців)
Dates recorded
1918-1920
Distinguishing features
Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
Catalogue number to match
Pick 4

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
Recorded
Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P4
  • NumistaN# 207677

Research required

  • Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.
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