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Encyclopedia > Transnistrian rouble

The Transnistrian Ruble is the official currency of Transnistria or Transdniester (Russian: Приднестровье (Pridnestrovye), Romanian Transnistria, referred to as Stânga Nistrului (Left Bank of the Nistru) by official Moldovan sources). Transnistria is a region in eastern Europe. The name comes from it being... Transnistria, an unrecognised break-away republic between Moldavia (Moldova in Romanian) was a Romanian principality, originally created in the Middle Ages, now divided between Romania, Moldovan Republic and Ukraine. Map showing Romania without Moldavia in blue and Moldavia (parts inside and outside Romania) in yellow Geography It was situated between the Carpathian Mountains and the Dniester River... Moldovia and Ukraine (Україна, Ukrayina in Ukrainian; Украина in Russian) is a republic in eastern Europe which borders Russia to the east, Belarus to the north, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest and... Ukraine in Eastern Europe.


History

Introduced in 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. Events January January 1 - North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 - Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an assailant under orders from... 1994 by the Trans-Dniester Republican Bank as the national currency of the Transnistria or Transdniester (Russian: Приднестровье (Pridnestrovye), Romanian Transnistria, referred to as Stânga Nistrului (Left Bank of the Nistru) by official Moldovan sources). Transnistria is a region in eastern Europe. The name comes from it being... Trans-Dniester Moldavian Republic, the currency replaced Soviet and Russian banknotes of 1961-1992 years of issue used with a special adhesive stamp. The current exchange rate is about 10TR to the Euro.


Issues

Notes are issued in denominations of one to 500 rubles. Low value notes feature the 18th century Russian General Monument to Suvorov as youthful Mars, the Roman god of war (Italy (November 24, 1729 - May 18, 1800), was a Russian Generalissimo, reckoned one of a few great generals in history who never lost a battle. He was famed for his manual The Science of Victory, and noted for the... Alexander Suvorov, with higher values featuring Ukrainian Poet Taras Shevchenko, Moldavian Prince Dmitry Kantemir, Russian General P. Rumiantzev-Zadunaisky and Russian Tsaritza Ekaterina II. The reverse sides show important buildings in Transnistria.


Coins are of one to 50 1998 Russian Federation one rouble coin. Heads (right) and tails (left) 1898 Russian Empire one rouble bill. Obverse. 1898 Russian Empire one rouble bill. Reverse. The ruble (Russian рубль, French-derived transliteration rouble) is the currency of the Russian Federation and Belarus (and formerly, of the... kopeck and are made from aluminium or copper-zinc, and are similar to Soviet-era coinage.


External Links

  • Trans-Dniester Republican Bank (http://www.cbpmr.net/eng/)



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Transnistrian ruble - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (333 words)
The Transnistrian ruble is the official currency of Transnistria, an unrecognised break-away republic from Moldova, along the border with Ukraine in Eastern Europe.
Since Transnistria is an internationally unrecognized country, its currency has no ISO 4217 code and it cannot be traded outside Transnistria.
The first Transnistrian ruble was introduced in 1994 by the Transnistrian Republican Bank as the national currency of the unrecognised state of Transnistrian Moldavian Republic.
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