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- noun The
monetary unit ofUkraine from 1917 to 1920, 1942 to 1945, and 1991 to 1996.
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The government replaced the ruble with the karbovanets currency coupon as the republic's economic crisis continued.
1992, May 5 2001
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November 1992 and declared the karbovanets (plural karbovantsi) sole legal tender in Ukrainian markets; Ukrainian officials claim this is an interim move toward introducing a new currency - the hryvnya - possibly in mid-1995
The 1995 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Currency: on 2 September 1996, Ukraine introduced the long-awaited hryvnia (plural hryvni) as its national currency, replacing the karbovanets (in circulation since 12 November 1992) at a rate of
The 1996 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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The provisional karbovanets became hryvnia ("huh-riv-nee-uh" is close), a former unit of currency worth a few kopecks in medieval times, now divided into 100 kopiyka ("koh-pee-kuh").
SFGate: Top News Stories Jeanne Cooper 2011
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In 1996, during the transition to the Hryvnya and the subsequent phase out of the karbovanets, the exchange rate was 100,000 UAK = 1 UAH.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2009
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In 1992, the Ukrainian karbovanets was introduced, which was exchanged with the defunct Soviet ruble at a rate of 1
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2009
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