Latvian rublis printed quite similar notes but with different signatures on them. This government recognized the previously printed banknotes as legal tender. The designer of these banknotes was Jūlijs Madernieks. On 3 August 1922, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the "Regulations on Money" which introduced the "lats" as Latvia's national currency. The lats was equal to 50 rubļi. The rublis remained in circulation alongside the lats for a time. Latvia's regained independence was recognized by the Soviet Union on 6 September 1991. In the first four months of 1992, the country was adversely affected by inflation of the Soviet ruble. In addition,
Japanese currency rate of three ""Bu"". They were called "Aratame Sanbu Sadame" (改三分定, "Fixed to the value of three "bu""). Meanwhile, local governments issued their own currency chaotically, so that the nation's money supply expanded by 2.5 times between 1859 and 1869, leading to crumbling money values and soaring prices. The system would be replaced by a new one, after the conclusion of the Boshin War, and with the onset of the Meiji government in 1868. Following 1868, a new currency system based on the Japanese yen was progressively established along Western lines, which has remained Japan's currency system to this day.