100000 roubles — Belarus (1996)

Photo: National Bank of the Republic of Belarus, via Wikimedia Commons

The first Belarusian rouble: the issues of 1994–1999

In 1994–1999 the National Bank issued notes from 1,000 roubles to 5 million roubles, as inflation pushed the denominations up. The fronts show buildings and places of Minsk and Brest (the National Bank, the Brest Hero Fortress memorial, the Grand Opera and Ballet Theatre, the Palace of Culture of the Trade Unions, the National Art Museum, the Palace of Sports). The notes were withdrawn on 1 January 2001 and could be exchanged at the National Bank until 31 December 2003.

Appearance

100,000-rouble note of the first Belarusian rouble, dated 1996. The front shows the Grand Opera and Ballet Theatre in Minsk; the back a scene from the ballet "Vybranitsa" by E. Glebov. Size 150 × 69 mm. Put into circulation on 17 October 1996, withdrawn from circulation on 1 January 2001.