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Lithuanian talonas — temporary currency 1992–1993

Lithuanian talonas: a historical unit of account.

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Introduction and ending not established
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Russian ruble

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Lithuanian talonas — temporary currency 1992–1993: documented and qualified family connections PREDECESSORS THIS CURRENCY SUCCESSORS Russian ruble — Muscovite, Imperial, Soviet and Russian account continuityRussian ruble 1992-10-01 · DocumentedLithuania replaced rubles with talonas at1:1.Documented connection · 1992-10-01 · Lithuania replaced rubles with talonas at 1:1. Lithuanian litas — restored 1993 currencyLithuanian litas 1993-06-25 · DocumentedLithuania exchanged 100 talonas per litas.Documented connection · 1993-06-25 · Lithuania exchanged 100 talonas per litas. Lithuanian talonas — temporary currency 1992–1993Lithuanian talonas Currency history

The story

Lithuania exchanged 100 talonas per litas. [1]

Turning points

Instrument evolution

General coupons became ruble substitutes before the talonas became the sole currency. [2]

Territorial currency separation

Lithuania replaced rubles with talonas at 1:1. [3]

Sources and evidence

  1. Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025; Bank of Lithuania · Banking Statistics Yearbook 2002 C838 ↗
  2. Bank of Lithuania Money Museum · Lithuania’s temporary monetary tokens of 1991–1993 C836 ↗
  3. Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025; Bank of Lithuania Money Museum · Lithuania’s temporary monetary tokens of 1991–1993 C837 ↗

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“Lithuanian talonas — temporary currency 1992–1993.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/T-FTM000885.html

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