10 Karbowanez - Reichskommissariat Ukraine, World War II |
10 Karbowanez - Nazi Occupation of Ukraine |
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Obverse: On the ornamented background of figure '10' there is denomination on German: ZEHN 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 '10', at the left there is vertical denomination: ZEHN. To the right there is portrait of farmer woman in so called 'mandala' (sacral decorative vignette), beneath it there is series number, 7 digit serial, red color. Background colors are olive and red-brown, print color is brown.
Reverse: In the center there is denomination '10' in so called 'mandala'. Above it there is inscription on German in two lines: ZENTRALNOTENBANK UKRAINE / ZEHN KARBOWANEZ, beneath there is the same inscription on Ukrainian: ДЕСЯТЬ 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 '10'.
Dimensions: 149 х 68 mm (note from FMM – 150 x 68 mm). Background colors are grey and brown, print color is brown. Watermark: black-and-white double sharp. Series 50, Serial No – 0079156.There are series with 1 or 2 figures: Х·ХХХХХХХ, ХХ·ХХХХХХХ; 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.