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100 Roubles
| Issuer | National Bank of Belarus |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Size | 105 × 54 mm |
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| Obverse description | A vignette of a Wisent (European Bison) in profile occupies the right half of the note against a multicolour guilloche underprint in orange and red tones. A traditional Belarusian geometric ornamental panel appears at upper left, with the numeral denomination in red at lower left within an elaborate guilloche rosette. The Cyrillic denomination СТО РУБЛЁЎ is printed at upper right, with the numeral 100 in large red figures beneath it. |
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| Protection description | Interlocked S's watermark pattern |
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Belarus issued its first roubles in 1992 as the country transitioned away from Soviet-era currency following independence in 1991. These early notes were produced under considerable logistical pressure — the National Bank had no established printing infrastructure of its own, and the series was put into circulation as a temporary measure while longer-term monetary arrangements were worked out.
The 1992 series is sometimes called the "zaichiki" — little hares — by Belarusians, a nickname derived from the wildlife imagery used across the denominations. Deeply unpopular with the public, the term stuck as an ironic diminutive during a period of severe inflation that quickly rendered low denominations like this one functionally worthless.