emergency currency, 18 griven, Ukraine | Imperial War Museums

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Physical description

emergency currency, 18 griven, Ukraine. Note is creased and worn with dirt ingrained particularly around the edges, there are gummed hinges on the reverse.

History note

Currency note issued in the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1919. It was a republic in part of the territory of modern Ukraine after the Russian Revolution, eventually headed by Symon Petliura. Note is mounted on page 267 of the VARIOUS album.

Object details

Category: Currency
Related period: First World War (production), First World War (association)
Production date: 1919
Materials: whole: paper
Catalogue number: CUR 4534

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