UKRAINE
Pick......................84a
Banknote Book # 804a
Denomination ....10 Karbovantsi
Date.....................1991
Condition...........Unc
Comments........ Founding Viking brothers Kyi, Shchek & Khoryv with sister Lebbid in boat at left. Cathedral of St. Sophia in Kiev and trident coat of arms on reverse. Image not exact note in lot. Watermark: parquet pattern (3rd image) 2nd image note under ultraviolet (UV) light showing security inks.
Karbovantsi = name given to Ruble in Ukraine and Belarus derived from German word Kerbe: To carve, to cut; same as the meaning of the Ruble (with special thanks to Philippe Simon from France).
Printer: Imprimerie Speciale de Banque, France
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