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aiglet7 Pillar of the Community Canada 695 Posts	Posted 12/09/2013 3:11 pm Ostruble was the name given to a currency denominated by the kopeck and ruble, which was issued by Germany in 1916 for use in the Ober Ost area under German occupation. The OberOst was an abbreviation for the German High Command on the Eastern Front which controlled Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Belarus and parts of Poland. All former territories of the Russian Empire.It was initially equal to a Russian ruble. These banknotes were produced by the Darlehnskasse in Posen (now Poznan)on April 17th, 1916. Report this Post to the Staff

noahs-numismatics Pillar of the Community Canada 3167 Posts	Posted 12/09/2013 3:40 pm Cool! Thanks for sharing! Report this Post to the Staff
Ark Valued Member Australia 192 Posts	Posted 12/09/2013 6:47 pm Nice piece, I've got the 50 Kopeken one from the same series, great pieces of WWI history. P.S mine is also well worn, worse than yours Report this Post to the Staff
arianzo Pillar of the Community Canada 2124 Posts	Posted 12/10/2013 03:23 am Are they difficult to find? Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 12/10/2013 05:04 am Ober Ost also issued iron coins. Report this Post to the Staff
lettow Pillar of the Community United States 742 Posts	Posted 12/10/2013 10:44 am They are not difficult to find and are usually reasonably priced on ebay. Report this Post to the Staff
aiglet7 Pillar of the Community Canada 695 Posts	Posted 12/10/2013 12:55 pm They are fairly easy to find on ebay and not very expensive. I paid $2.- for my well worn note. Others, I've seen, can be obtained from about $5.- Report this Post to the Staff
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