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Jay1234 Valued Member United States 379 Posts	Posted 03/16/2020 2:02 pm I'm having trouble finding this note in any catalog. The only information I have is that it's 1 Kopek from the city of Libau in Latvia from 1915. Both sides of the note are identical. Is anyone familiar with these? Report this Post to the Staff

Dave L Valued Member United States 484 Posts	Posted 03/16/2020 6:26 pm Interesting - Is the date on the other side? I don't see it. My simple catalog library only shows a start of Latvian Banknotes in 1919. Report this Post to the Staff
Jay1234 Valued Member United States 379 Posts	Posted 03/16/2020 6:37 pm No the other side is exactly the same. The person that sold it to me said 1915. Not sure of the accuracy of the date. Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2133 Posts	Posted 03/16/2020 8:14 pm I think the main legend is which Google translates as LIBAVA CITY SELF-ADMINISTRATION. LIBAVA is now known as Libau or Edited by Pertinax 03/16/2020 8:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2133 Posts	Posted 03/16/2020 8:51 pm I've just found https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:...5_%D0%B0.jpg which effectively translates the same legend as Libava City Government. It's dated 1915. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liep%...ssian_Empire says Quote: Libau was ... occupied by the German Army, on 7 May 1915, and in memory of this event, a monument was constructed ... in 1916. Libau's local government issued its own money for a while in this period - Libaua rubles. Edited by Pertinax 03/16/2020 8:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2133 Posts	Posted 03/16/2020 8:56 pm Perhaps the note is listed in catalogues under "German occupied territories" or in a "Notgeld catalogue" - neither of which I have. Report this Post to the Staff
Jay1234 Valued Member United States 379 Posts	Posted 03/17/2020 4:46 pm Hmm...Thanks for the leads. I'm going to do some more investigating and see what I can find... Report this Post to the Staff
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