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50.000 Rublëy
| Issuer | Natsiyanal'ny Bank Respubliki Belarus' |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Currency | Ruble (1992-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a central vignette of Mir Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, rendered in fine intaglio engraving against a pale guilloche underprint in blue-green tones. The denomination '50000' appears in large numerals at the upper left, with a second numeral panel in an oval cartouche at upper right, and a tall column monument visible to the left of the castle. The lower margin bears the Cyrillic inscription ПЯЦЬДЗЕСЯТ ТЫСЯЧ РУБЛЁЎ, with the year '2000' at the lower right and the caption МІРСКІ ЗАМАК below the central vignette. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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Belarus redenominated in 2000, lopping three zeroes off the 1992–1999 ruble series — meaning this 50,000-ruble note was the direct successor to the old 50,000,000-ruble denomination that inflation had made necessary during the chaos of the mid-1990s. The National Bank issued the new series partly to restore public confidence in a currency that had lost the better part of its value in under a decade.
The cotton substrate and basic security package reflect the period's fiscal constraints. Belarus would redenominate again in 2016, this time removing four zeroes, rendering even this 2000-series note a relic of incomplete stabilization.