50 Rubļi

Latvia's first independent currency issues of 1919 were produced under genuinely chaotic conditions — German forces, Soviet forces, and nascent Latvian national units were all operating on the same territory simultaneously, and the Treasury was functioning out of Liepāja rather than Riga for much of this period. The rublis was a transitional currency by design, intended to displace the occupying powers' wartime scrip while a more permanent monetary system was organized.

Pick 6 is among the higher denominations of the first Treasury series. Notes from this issue are frequently encountered with evidence of heavy short-term use, which reflects the inflationary pressure that ultimately forced the introduction of the lats in 1922.