100 Rubli - Latvia old banknote - 1919 issue

Latvian rubli

100 рублей Обязательство Государственнаго Казначейства Латвии

First currency of Latvia 100 Latvian rublis banknote of 1919, issued by the Latvian Government State Treasury.

Obverse: The first Coat of Arms of the State of Latvia. (adopted 2 December 1918 ) was designed by professor Burkards Dzenis. Latwijas Walsts Kaşes Sihme - Simts Rubli (Latvian Government Currency Note - One Hundred Rubli)
Reverse: Oak tree with Coat of Arms of the Republic of Latvia. Across the banknote, there are the inscriptions: Обязательство Государственнаго Казначейства Латвии  100 Сто Рублей -  Lettlands Staats Kassenschein 100 Hundert Rubel.

The Latvian national coat of arms was formed after the proclamation of an independent Latvian Republic. The sun in the the coat of arms symbolises Latvian national statehood. A stylised depiction of the sun was used as a symbol of distinction and national identity by Latvian riflemen – latviesu strelnieki – recruited into the Russian imperial army during WWI. During WWI the sun figure fashioned with 17 rays that symbolised the 17 inhabited Latvian districts. The three stars embody the idea of the inclusion of historical districts (united Kurzeme – Zemgale, Vidzeme and Latgale) into a united Latvia.

1 Rublis = 100 kapeikas, 1919 - 1922