UKRAINE 

Pick......................82a 
Banknote Book # 802a 
Denomination ....3 Karbovantsi 
Date.....................1991
Condition...........Unc 
Comments........ Founding Viking brothers Kyi, Shchek & Khoryv with sister Lebbid in boat at left. Cathedral of St. Sophia in Kiev and trident coat of arms on reverse. Image not exact note in lot.  Watermark: parquet pattern (3rd image) 2nd image note under ultraviolet (UV) light showing security inks.  
Karbovantsi =  Ruble in Ukraine and Belarus derived from German word Kerbe: To carve, to cut; same as the meaning of the Ruble (with special thanks to Philippe Simon from France)
Printer: Imprimerie Speciale de Banque, France 

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