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| 200 Karbowanez banknote - German occupation of Ukraine, World War II |
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| 200 Karbowanez - Reichskommissariat Ukraine, World War II |
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During the occupation of Ukraine in World War II, the German occupying government issued banknotes denominated in karbovanets (karbowanez in German). The karbovanets replaced the Soviet ruble and was in circulation between 1942 and 1944. It was pegged to the Reichsmark at a rate of 10 karbovantsiv = 1 Reichsmark.
Obverse: On the ornamented background of figure '200' there is denomination on German: ZWEIHUNDERT KARBOWANEZ is marked in letters. Beneath there is the text: Ausgegeben auf Grund der Verordnung vom 5. März 1942 / ROWNO, den 10. März 1942. ZENTRALNOTENBANK UKRAINE, under it there is the signature of director of Central Bank, to the right of signature there is stamping looks like the coat of arms of German Empire (the eagle with the open wings holds in paws a wreath from oak leaves with a swastika) and circular inscription: ZENTRALNOTENBANK UKRAINE. In four corners of note there is the denomination '200', at the left there is vertical denomination: ZWEIHUNDERT. To the right there is portrait of peasant woman in so called 'mandala' (sacral decorative vignette), beneath it there is series number, 7 digit serial, red color. Background colors are dark-olive and brown, print color is dark-olive.
Reverse: In the center there is denomination '200' in so called 'mandala'. Above it there is inscription on German in two lines: ZENTRALNOTENBANK UKRAINE / ZWEIHUNDERT KARBOWANEZ, beneath there is the same inscription on Ukrainian: ДВЕСТИ КАРБОВАНЦІВ / ЦЕНТРАЛЬНИЙ ЕМІСІЙНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНА. To the left there is text on German in five lines: GELOFÄLSCHUNG WIRD MIT ZUCHTHAUS BESTRAFT, to the right the same text on Ukrainian: ФАЛЬШУВАННЯ ГРОШЕВИХ ЗНАКІВ КАРАЄТЬСЯ ТЯЖКОЮ ТЮРМОЮ. In four corners of notes there is the denomination '200'. Background colors are brown and green, print color is dark-olive. Paper is white with multi-tone vertical fibrous line on the center of the face side.
Dimensions: 181 х 98 mm (note from FMM – 182 х 98 mm). Watermark: anchor cross. Series 1, Serial No – 3095487.
There are series with 1 or 2 figures: Х·ХХХХХХ (Х), ХХ·ХХХХХХ (Х); 6 or 7 digit serial, all signs of serial number have the identical size.
The note was in circulation from July 1, 1942 till October 1944 on Western areas of Ukraine.