10 Latu

Features

Issuer Latvia
Issuing entity Latvian Government State Treasury Note
Period Republic (1918-1940)
Type Standard banknote
Years 1937-1940
Value 10 Latu
Currency Old lats (1922-1940)
Composition Paper
Size 129 × 68 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized 25 March 1941
Number
N#
204088
References P# 29
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Fisherman with nets.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LATVIJAS VALSTS KASES ZIME
desmit latu
valsts kases zimes nodrosinatas to pilna nominala vertiba
Valsts papīru spiestuve un naudas kaltuve
VALSTS PAPIRU SPIESTUVE - RIGA

Translation:
STAMP OF THE TREASURY OF LATVIA
10 Latu
treasury bills are guaranteed at their full nominal value

Engraver: Kārlis Krauze

Designer: Kārlis Krauze

Reverse

Man sowing seed.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
desmit latu

Par zimju viltosanu, viltoto zimju uzglabasanu un izplatisanu vainigie sodami pec attiecigiem sodu likumiem
K. KRAUZE

Translation:
10 Latu

The perpetrators of counterfeiting, storing and distributing counterfeit marks shall be punished in accordance with the relevant penal laws.

Engraver: Kārlis Krauze

Designer: Kārlis Krauze

Watermark

VIESTARDS (Duke of Semigalia), name.

10 Latu -  obverse

© Leandro.brito (CC BY-NC)

Printer

State printing house and mint (Valsts papīru spiestuve un naudas kaltuve), Riga, Latvia (1919-1940)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1937  50% P#29a Series A-Z. Signature Ludvigs Ēķis (L. Ekis) Minister of Finance and Jānis Skujevics (J. Skujevics) Substitute Director of the State Economic Department
1937  0% P#29s1 As Specimen "PARAUGS"
1938  Photo $ 12 $ 21 $ 47 $ 61 31% P#29b Series AA-ZZ, BA-BD. Signature Ludvigs Ēķis (L. Ekis) Minister of Finance and Jānis Skujevics (J. Skujevics) Substitute Director of the State Economic Department
1939  3% P#29c Series BE-BK. Signature Ludvigs Ēķis (L. Ekis) Minister of Finance and Jānis Skujevics (J. Skujevics) Substitute Director of the State Economic Department
1939  23% P#29d Series BL-BZ, CA-CV, Signature Alfrēds Valdmanis (A. Valdmanis) Minister of Finance and Jānis Skujevics (J. Skujevics) Substitute Director of the State Economic Department
1939  0% P#29s2 As Specimen "PARAUGS"
1940  Photo $ 13 $ 17 32% P#29e Series CZ; DA-DM, Signature Jānis Kaminskis (A. Kaminskis) Minister of Finance and Jānis Skujevics (J. Skujevics) Substitute Director of the State Economic Department

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 10 LatuPicture 1 of a sold 10 Latu
Katz
Auction 81
Lot 232
Internet Archive
29 Apr 2023 1938 – P#29b Series AA-ZZ, BA-BD. Signature Ludvigs Ēķis (L. Ekis) Minister of Finance and Jānis Skujevics (J. Skujevics) Substitute Director of the State Economic Department UNC USD 60.75
(EUR 56.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 10 LatuPicture 1 of a sold 10 Latu
Katz
Auction 81
Lot 231
Internet Archive
29 Apr 2023 1938 – P#29b Series AA-ZZ, BA-BD. Signature Ludvigs Ēķis (L. Ekis) Minister of Finance and Jānis Skujevics (J. Skujevics) Substitute Director of the State Economic Department UNC USD 56.41
(EUR 52.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 10 LatuPicture 1 of a sold 10 Latu
Katz
Auction 71
Lot 98
Internet Archive
30 Nov 2022 1938 – P#29b Series AA-ZZ, BA-BD. Signature Ludvigs Ēķis (L. Ekis) Minister of Finance and Jānis Skujevics (J. Skujevics) Substitute Director of the State Economic Department UNC USD 66.17
(EUR 61.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 10 LatuPicture 1 of a sold 10 Latu
Katz
Auction 99
Lot 86
Internet Archive
31 Oct 2023 1938 – P#29b Series AA-ZZ, BA-BD. Signature Ludvigs Ēķis (L. Ekis) Minister of Finance and Jānis Skujevics (J. Skujevics) Substitute Director of the State Economic Department AU USD 46.64
(EUR 43.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 10 LatuPicture 1 of a sold 10 Latu
Katz
Auction 83
Lot 1737
Internet Archive
20 May 2023 1938 – P#29b Series AA-ZZ, BA-BD. Signature Ludvigs Ēķis (L. Ekis) Minister of Finance and Jānis Skujevics (J. Skujevics) Substitute Director of the State Economic Department AU USD 75.93
(EUR 70.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 10 LatuPicture 1 of a sold 10 Latu
Katz
Auction 71
Lot 100
Internet Archive
30 Nov 2022 1938 – P#29b Series AA-ZZ, BA-BD. Signature Ludvigs Ēķis (L. Ekis) Minister of Finance and Jānis Skujevics (J. Skujevics) Substitute Director of the State Economic Department XF USD 14.10
(EUR 13.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 10 LatuPicture 1 of a sold 10 Latu
Katz
Auction 71
Lot 99
Internet Archive
30 Nov 2022 1938 – P#29b Series AA-ZZ, BA-BD. Signature Ludvigs Ēķis (L. Ekis) Minister of Finance and Jānis Skujevics (J. Skujevics) Substitute Director of the State Economic Department XF USD 20.61
(EUR 19.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 10 LatuPicture 1 of a sold 10 Latu
Katz
Auction 62
Lot 1169
Internet Archive
21 Jun 2022 1938 – P#29b Series AA-ZZ, BA-BD. Signature Ludvigs Ēķis (L. Ekis) Minister of Finance and Jānis Skujevics (J. Skujevics) Substitute Director of the State Economic Department XF USD 22.78
(EUR 21.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 10 LatuPicture 1 of a sold 10 Latu
Katz
Auction 78
Lot 73
Internet Archive
1 Mar 2023 1938 – P#29b Series AA-ZZ, BA-BD. Signature Ludvigs Ēķis (L. Ekis) Minister of Finance and Jānis Skujevics (J. Skujevics) Substitute Director of the State Economic Department VF USD 11.93
(EUR 11.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 10 LatuPicture 1 of a sold 10 Latu
Katz
Auction 71
Lot 97
Internet Archive
30 Nov 2022 1938 – P#29b Series AA-ZZ, BA-BD. Signature Ludvigs Ēķis (L. Ekis) Minister of Finance and Jānis Skujevics (J. Skujevics) Substitute Director of the State Economic Department VF USD 7.59
(EUR 7.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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