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Latvian ruble — 1919-era currency

Latvian ruble: a historical unit of account.

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Latvia defined one lats as 50 Latvian rubles. Regulation date; this does not date every cash issue. [1]

Russian-ruble Treasury replacement established; first 1919 founding relationship remains unasserted. [2]

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  1. Viesturs Pauls Karnups / Latvijas Banka · Interwar monetary history — lats introduction C826 ↗
  2. Kristīne Ducmane · Un arī latviešiem radās sava nauda (17 March 2000) C1532 ↗

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“Latvian ruble — 1919-era currency.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/T-FTM000880.html

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