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Latvian ruble
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
11 ancestors1 descendantEstablished connections in this atlas
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Later contribution1873
Hamburg mark bancoDocumented · Later contributionPredecessor1892
Austrian guldenDocumentedPredecessor1873
Prussian thalerDocumentedPredecessor1873
South German florinDocumentedPredecessor1919
Austro-Hungarian kroneDocumentedPredecessor1925
Austrian kroneDocumentedLater contribution1938
Austrian schillingDocumented · Later contributionMultiple connections
German mark2 connectionsLater contribution1940
Estonian interwar currencyDocumented · Later contributionLater contribution1940
Lithuanian litasDocumented · Later contributionLater contribution1920
Russian rubleDocumented · Later contributionThis currency
Latvian rubleDates, conversion terms and evidence 12 connections
Estonian interwar currency Russian ruble
1940DocumentedLater contribution or absorption0.8 Estonian interwar currency = 1 RUBEstonia introduced Soviet rubles at 1.25 rubles per kroon. Kroons temporarily co-circulated; the displayed ratio is kroons per ruble.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗German mark Lithuanian litas
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Lithuanian litas Russian ruble
1940DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Austrian gulden Austro-Hungarian krone
1892Documented0.5 Austrian gulden = 1 Austro-Hungarian kroneThe krone replaced the gulden at two kronen per gulden. Gulden notes continued through the transition to 1900.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Austro-Hungarian krone Austrian krone
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Austrian krone Austrian schilling
1925Documented10000 Austrian krone = 1 Austrian schillingThe schilling replaced the Austrian crown at 10,000 crowns per schilling. Year-level date distinguishes the accounting law from the March cash milestones.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Austrian schilling German mark
1938DocumentedLater contribution or absorption1.5 Austrian schilling = 1 German markAustria adopted the Reichsmark at 1.5 schillings per Reichsmark.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Prussian thaler German mark
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗South German florin German mark
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Hamburg mark banco German mark
1873DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Russian ruble Latvian ruble
1920DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗German mark Estonian interwar currency
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Latvian rubleSuccessor or branch
Latvian lats1922Documented50 Latvian ruble = 1 Latvian lats
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Latvian rubleSuccessor or branch1922
Latvian latsDocumentedDates, conversion terms and evidence 1 connection
Latvian ruble Latvian lats
1922Documented50 Latvian ruble = 1 Latvian latsLatvia defined one lats as 50 Latvian rubles. Regulation date; this does not date every cash issue.
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