Latvian paper money - 10 Latu - 1933 issue

10 Latvian Lati

10 Latvian lats Latu

Currency of Latvia 10 Latu - Latvian Lats banknote of 1933, issued by the Latvian Government State Treasury.

Obverse: Seated Latvian lady wearing a national costume with a sheaf of wheat. The lady pictured on the banknote is Milda, the personification of Latvia. Milda - goddess of love and freedom (Baltic mythology). The Great Coat of Arms of the Republic of Latvia and 10 Ls.
Reverse: At the right side of the banknote, there is the inscription LATVIJAS VALSTS KASES ZĪME (Latvian Government State Treasury Notes) and DESMIT LATU (Ten Lats) and the numerical indication of the denomination at the left side.
Printed by Valsts Papiru Spiestuve, Riga Latvia.

On the 15 June 1940 the rate of exchange of the Latvian Lats was as follows:

1 British Pound £  = 29.35 Ls
1 US Dollar          = 5.40 Ls
100 Swiss Francs = 121.25 Ls
100 SEK Swedish Krona = 128.50 Ls
100 German Reichsmark = 205.00 Ls