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500 Hryven
| Issuer | Ukrainian People's Republic State Bank |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Size | 167 x 112 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | УКРАЇНСЬКА НАРОДНЯ РЕСПУБЛІКА ДЕРЖАВНИЙ КРЕДИТОВИЙ БІЛЕТ П'ЯТЬСОТ ГРИВЕНЬ 500 Директор Державного Банку Скарбник 1 гривня містить 8,712 долі щирого золота |
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| Reverse lettering | 500 ГРИВЕНЬ Державні кредитові білети Української Народньої Республіки забезпечуються всім державним майном Республіки. Державні кредитові білети Української Народньої Республіки ходять нарівні з золотою монетою. За фальшування державних кредитових білетів виновних карається позбавленням прав і тюрмою. ГРИВЕНЬ 1918 |
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The Ukrainian People's Republic existed as an independent state for only a few turbulent years, and its paper money reflects that instability directly. This 500 Hryven note was issued in 1918, when the UNR government was simultaneously fighting Bolshevik forces, negotiating the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, and trying to establish functioning state institutions from scratch. Currency production was not a controlled, peacetime exercise.
Printed domestically under severe material constraints, the series is known for significant variation in paper quality and ink consistency across surviving examples. The watermark — present but often faint or misaligned — points to improvised production runs rather than a single disciplined print order.