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1 Rouble
| Issuer | National Bank of Belarus |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Currency | First Rouble (1992-2000) |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents the Pahonia — an armoured knight on a rearing horse, sword raised and shield bearing a patriarchal cross — enclosed within a layered oval guilloche medallion set against an elaborate green lathe-work background. Flanking the central medallion are two green oval numerals 1, one to each side. Along the lower margin, the issuing authority inscription runs in blue capital lettering, with the year 1992 at lower right, while an anti-counterfeiting warning appears in smaller type at upper right. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Belarus introduced its own currency in 1992 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, initially as a transitional parallel currency alongside the Soviet rouble. The lowest denominations of this first series, printed before the country had established sophisticated domestic printing infrastructure, were produced with minimal security — a single watermark being the sole anti-counterfeiting measure on this note. That was adequate for a 1-rouble face value only because hyperinflation quickly rendered the denomination essentially worthless; by 1994, a loaf of bread cost thousands of roubles.
The series was eventually replaced entirely by 1999–2000 redenomination notes, wiping five zeros from all values.