Ostrubel (German and Polish: Ostrubel; Latvian and Lithuanian: Ostrublis; Russian: Острубль) is the name given to a currency denominated in copecks and rubels, which was issued by Germany in 1916 for use in the eastern areas under German occupation (Ober Ost and the Government General of Warsaw). It was initially equal to the Imperial rouble. The reason for the issue was a shortage of currency. The banknotes were produced by the Darlehnskasse in Posen (now Poznań) on 17 April 1916.
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.
Circulated alongside German Ostmark, with 2 Ostmark = 1 Ostrubel
Reverse side of a 3 Ostrubel banknote, 1916A 1916 Ober Ost 2-copeck coin, reading 2 Копѣйки 1916 / Gebiet des Oberbefehlshabers Ost
From 4 April 1916, the Ostrubel circulated alongside the Ostmark in the Ober Ost area, with 2 Ostmarken = 1 Ostrubel. In the Government General of Warsaw the Ostruble was replaced by the Polish marka on 14 April 1917.
The front sides of the banknotes carry a warning in German against forging banknotes. On the reverse sides is the same warning in Latvian (with old style orthography), Lithuanian and Polish.
There were also 1 copeck, 2 copeck and 3 copeck coins, made out of iron.
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The Ostrubel circulated in Lithuania together with the Ostmark until 1 October 1922, when it was replaced by the litas.
It was also still in use in a part of the Second Polish Republic during the first months of independence, until 29 April 1920.
Gerhard Hahne, Die Inflation der Markwährungen und das postalische Geschehen im litauisch-polnischen Raum, Forschungsgemeinschaft Litauen im Bund Deutscher Philatelisten e.V., Uetze, (1996)(in German)
N. Jakimovs and V. Marcilger, The Postal and Monetary History of Latvia 1918–1945, own book, 1991, pp. 14-13–14-15.
german, ostrubel, ostrubel, german, polish, ostrubel, latvian, lithuanian, ostrublis, russian, Острубль, name, given, currency, denominated, copecks, rubels, which, issued, germany, 1916, eastern, areas, under, german, occupation, ober, government, general, wa. Ostrubel German and Polish Ostrubel Latvian and Lithuanian Ostrublis Russian Ostrubl is the name given to a currency denominated in copecks and rubels which was issued by Germany in 1916 for use in the eastern areas under German occupation Ober Ost and the Government General of Warsaw It was initially equal to the Imperial rouble The reason for the issue was a shortage of currency The banknotes were produced by the Darlehnskasse in Posen now Poznan on 17 April 1916 German ostrubelOstrubel German Polish ostrublis Latvian Lithuanian ostrubl Russian 1 Ostrubel 1916PluralThe language s of this currency belong s to the Slavic languages There is more than one way to construct plural forms DenominationsSubunit 1 100copeck kopѣjka Banknotes20 50 copecks 1 3 10 25 100 rubelsCoins1 2 3 copecksDemographicsDate of introduction17 April 1916Official user s Ober Ost Duchy of Courland United Baltic DuchyUnofficial user s Poland 1918 20 Lithuania 1918 22 Estonia 1918 19 IssuanceCentral bankDarlehnskasse PosenThis infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete Circulated alongside German Ostmark with 2 Ostmark 1 Ostrubel Reverse side of a 3 Ostrubel banknote 1916 A 1916 Ober Ost 2 copeck coin reading 2 Kopѣjki 1916 Gebiet des Oberbefehlshabers Ost From 4 April 1916 the Ostrubel circulated alongside the Ostmark in the Ober Ost area with 2 Ostmarken 1 Ostrubel In the Government General of Warsaw the Ostruble was replaced by the Polish marka on 14 April 1917 Contents 1 Denominations 2 Aftermath 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksDenominations editThe banknote denominations available were 20 copecks 50 copecks 1 rubel 3 rubels 10 rubels 25 rubels 100 rubels The front sides of the banknotes carry a warning in German against forging banknotes On the reverse sides is the same warning in Latvian with old style orthography Lithuanian and Polish There were also 1 copeck 2 copeck and 3 copeck coins made out of iron Aftermath editThe Ostrubel circulated in Lithuania together with the Ostmark until 1 October 1922 when it was replaced by the litas It was also still in use in a part of the Second Polish Republic during the first months of independence until 29 April 1920 References editThis article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations September 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Bibliography editGerhard Hahne Die Inflation der Markwahrungen und das postalische Geschehen im litauisch polnischen Raum Forschungsgemeinschaft Litauen im Bund Deutscher Philatelisten e V Uetze 1996 in German N Jakimovs and V Marcilger The Postal and Monetary History of Latvia 1918 1945 own book 1991 pp 14 13 14 15 External links edit nbsp Money portal nbsp Numismatics portal German banknotes a o Ostrubles and Ostmarks Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title German ostrubel amp oldid 1188987272, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
