Catalog
100 Roubles
| Issuer | Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Value | 100 Roubles |
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| Obverse description | Light pink consumer card (Картка Спажыўца) printed on a large sheet divided into 28 individual coupons of varying denominations — one rouble, three roubles, five roubles, and ten roubles — each inscribed with «Рэспубліка Беларусь» and «КУПОН» in red letterpress. A central white registry panel bears the title inscription, fields for the holder's surname, issuing authority, administrator, and chief accountant, together with a stamped area and the legal warning against counterfeiting. No corner markings are present. |
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| Obverse lettering | Рэспубліка Беларусь КАРТКА СПАЖЫЎЦА на 100 рублёў Прозвішча __________ Кім выдадзена __________ Кіраўнік __________ Галоўны бухгалтар __________ М. П. ПАДРОБКА ПРАСЛЕДУЕЦЦА ПА ЗАКОНУ (Translation: Republic of Belarus, Consumer card for 100 Rubles, Last name / Issuing authority / Administrator / Chief accountant, Counterfeit is prosecuted by law) |
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Belarus issued its first post-Soviet ruble series in 1992 as a transitional currency — technically called the Belarusian ruble but popularly known as "zaichiki" (little hares) after the animal imagery used across several denominations. The Republic had declared independence in August 1991, and these notes were rushed into circulation while Belarus still nominally participated in the ruble zone, making the early issues a strange overlap of Soviet-era economic thinking and a newly sovereign state's attempt at monetary independence.
P#A19 is the earlier, scarcer catalog listing for the 100 Ruble — distinct from the more commonly encountered P#9 variant issued the same year with differing security characteristics.