Latvian lats standard from its introduction till 1940. On 17 June 1940, Latvia was occupied by the USSR. After the dismantling of the Bank of Latvia and its replacement with the Latvia Republican Office of the Gosbank on 10 October, the Soviet ruble was introduced alongside the lats on 25 November 1940 at par, although the real monetary value of the rouble was about three times lower and thus both wages and prices were gradually raised to devalue the lats from June to November 1940. To lessen the effect of the exodus of goods sent by Soviet occupational personnel to the USSR,
North Carolina Confederate currency Will pay to Bearer, at the Treasury, on or before Jan'y 1st, 1866, FIVE CENTS. J. Spelman, Public Printer. (signed) For Pub. Treas. Receivable in Payment of All Public Dues. (right margin) All of the 1861 North Carolina fractionals are known to exist with and without plate marks A and B (appearing above the word Carolina). Various paper and watermark combinations exist, as are bills printed on the backs of bonds and other denominations of notes. Known serial number / serial combinations include: North Carolina Confederate currency The Confederate State of North Carolina issued currency during the years 1861, 1862,