Information about currency: Karbovanets

The karbovanets or karbovanet (Ukrainian: карбованець, translit. karbovanets, plural: карбованці, karbovantsi for 2-4, or карбованців, karbovantsiv for 5 or more), also known as kupon (Ukrainian: купон, translit. kupon, plural: купони, kupony) or coupon, has been a distinct unit of currency in Ukraine during three separate periods of the 20th century. It is also a predecessor currency of today's Ukrainian hryvnia.