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5000 Karbovanets

Ukraine 1995 1990_present VF P-P-93 AI extracted ✦ AI 92%
Front · IMG_7387.HEIC cropped
Back · IMG_7388.HEIC cropped
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Identity

Where & when

Country Ukraine
Currency Karbovanets
Denomination 5000
Series name Karbovanets series
Series year 1995
Issue year 1995
Era 1990_present
Legal status demonetized
Predecessor currency Soviet ruble
Successor currency Ukrainian hryvnia
Subjects & design

What's on the note

Front portrait
Reverse subject Berestechko Monument
Watermark
Color palette #8b4513,#87ceeb,#d2691e
Themes statesman,military,indigenous_culture,commemorative
Language / script Cyrillic

Front: The Berestechko Monument depicting three Ukrainian Cossack figures standing together holding a flag on an ornate boat-like vessel. This monument commemorates the Battle of Berestechko (1651), one of the largest land battles of the 17th century fought between the Cossack Hetmanate and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The front features elaborate baroque-style ornamental borders with medallions showing St. George slaying the dragon, a traditional symbol associated with both Kyivan Rus and Cossack imagery.

Back: The Verkhovna Rada building (Supreme Council of Ukraine) in Kyiv, the seat of the Ukrainian parliament. Originally constructed as the Communist Party headquarters during the Soviet era, the building became the home of Ukraine's independent parliament after 1991. The neoclassical structure with its colonnade is depicted across the top of the note in brown ink, framed by decorative borders. The back also shows the tryzub (trident) coat of arms of Ukraine and the denomination of 5000 karbovantsiv.

Production

How it was made

Issuer National Bank of Ukraine
Issuer (native) Національний банк України
Printer
Engraver
Material paper
Dimensions (mm)

Security features: microprint,guilloche

Geography

Ukraine in Europe

Ukraine in Europe. Other countries on the same continent shown in muted grey.

The story

Background & history

This 5000 karbovanets note was issued by the National Bank of Ukraine in 1995 during the hyperinflationary period following Ukrainian independence in 1991. The karbovanets (also called kupon or coupon) was introduced in 1992 as a transitional currency to replace the Soviet ruble, but suffered severe devaluation through the mid-1990s. The series 1992–1996 saw denominations rise from 1 to 1,000,000 karbovantsiv as hyperinflation peaked. This note was demonetized on September 16, 1996 when Ukraine introduced the hryvnia at a conversion rate of 100,000 karbovantsiv = 1 hryvnia. The imagery reflects newly independent Ukraine's emphasis on Cossack heritage and national symbols. The date 1995 is clearly printed at the bottom of the reverse.

Catalogue

Collector references

Pick # P-93
Krause ID
Rarity tier common
Series range 1992–1996
Provenance

How it came to me

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Condition
Grade VF
Serial number ПГ4822404
Serial prefix ПГ

Note shows circulation wear with visible creasing and some soiling, but remains intact with clear details

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What it's worth now

$1–$5
Type default range $1–$5
Valuation history (1)
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status: ok · step 1 · $0.0406 · 7389↓ + 1232↑ tokens
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