Catalog
300 Roubles
| Issuer | Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | A full uncut sheet of 28 ration coupons arranged in a grid, printed in pink and yellow tones, each coupon bearing the inscription 'КУПОН' and its respective denomination in Belarusian Cyrillic. The central coupon is replaced by the consumer card registry panel ('КАРТКА СПАЖЫЎЦА') for 200 roubles, with ruled lines for administrative entries and a circular official stamp impression. Individual coupon values range from one to twenty-five roubles, with a warning against counterfeiting printed at the base of the registry panel. |
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| Obverse lettering | Рэспубліка Беларусь КУПОН адзін рубель дваццаць пяць рублёў тры рублі пяць рублёў дзесяць рублёў Рэспубліка Беларусь КАРТКА СПАЖЫЎЦА на 200 рублёў Прозвішча __________ Кім выдадзена __________ Кіраўнік __________ Галоўны бухгалтар __________ М. П. ПАДРОБКА ПРАСЛЕДУЕЦЦА ПА ЗАКОНУ |
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Belarus issued this note in 1991 as part of its first independent currency series, the Belarusian ruble, introduced to replace Soviet rubles circulating after the USSR's dissolution. The denomination structure of this series was unconventional — 300 roubles sat between the 200 and 500 notes, a spacing that reflected the rapid inflationary pressure already distorting the new republic's economy before the series had even fully entered circulation.
The Pick A8 designation places it among the transitional issues predating the 1992 redenomination series. Printed on relatively thin paper, these early Belarusian notes are prone to folds at the corners — worn examples are common, while genuinely uncirculated survivors are harder to locate than the catalog suggests.