Latvia's 1992 definitive series was rushed into production almost immediately after independence was restored in August 1991. Giesecke & Devrient had printed Latvian banknotes before — the firm supplied notes to the interwar republic — and was a logical choice when the revived Latvijas Banka needed a credible issue fast. The 2 rubļi denomination belongs to the transitional rublis series, which bridged the gap between Soviet roubles and the permanent lats reintroduced in March 1993.
Kirils Šmeļkovs designed the full rublis series. The notes were short-lived by design, withdrawn within roughly eighteen months of introduction.
Latvia's 1992 definitive series was rushed into production almost immediately after independence was restored in August 1991. Giesecke & Devrient had printed Latvian banknotes before — the firm supplied notes to the interwar republic — and was a logical choice when the revived Latvijas Banka needed a credible issue fast. The 2 rubļi denomination belongs to the transitional rublis series, which bridged the gap between Soviet roubles and the permanent lats reintroduced in March 1993.
Kirils Šmeļkovs designed the full rublis series. The notes were short-lived by design, withdrawn within roughly eighteen months of introduction.