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75 Karbovantsiv
| Issuer | Ukrainian SSR (Українська РСР) |
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| Year | 1990-1992 |
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| Currency | Karbovanets (1992-1996) |
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| Obverse description | Full sheet of 28 consumer coupons denominated in karbovantsi (1, 3, 5, and 10 krb.) arranged in a grid, with a central registry card titled «КАРТКА СПОЖИВАЧА» (Consumer Card) for 75 coupons, November 1990 issue, valid for 6 months; a round official stamp and handwritten entries appear on the registry panel. Light blue guilloche underprint covers the entire sheet. |
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| Obverse lettering | УРСР КУПОН НА 1 КРБ. КУПОН НА 3 КРБ. КУПОН НА 5 КРБ. КУПОН НА 10 КРБ. ЛИСТОПАД УКРАЇНСЬКА РСР КАРТКА СПОЖИВАЧА на 75 купонів — листопад 1990 р. (строк дії 6 місяців) ПОЛІТВИДАВ УКРАЇНИ |
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The karbovanets coupons were introduced not as a currency but as a rationing instrument — ration coupons to supplement the Soviet ruble when consumer goods shortages became acute. By 1991, with Ukraine moving toward independence and the ruble effectively collapsing in purchasing power, these coupons were pressed into service as a parallel currency almost by accident. The 75 karbovantsiv denomination is one of the higher values in the coupon series, reflecting how quickly inflation had outpaced the original rationing arithmetic.
Ukraine formally replaced the karbovanets coupons with the hryvnia in 1996, but the interim currency they evolved into — the karbovanets — had already suffered hyperinflation that ultimately pushed denominations into the hundreds of thousands.