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,
MS Baltic Queen 26 November until 11 December 2009. From 7 August 2014 the ship started sailing from Tallinn to Helsinki, because MS Silja Europa was chartered to an Australian company due to its high fuel costs. MS Baltic Queen was then replaced with MS Romantika on the Tallinn-Mariehamn-Stockholm line. At the end of 2018 once again it is on the Tallinn–Mariehamn–Stockholm route. MS Baltic Queen MS "Baltic Queen" is a cruiseferry owned by the Estonia-based ferry operator Tallink. The ship was built by the STX Europe shipyard in Rauma, Finland. Initially known under the project name "Cruise 5", "Baltic Queen" was ordered