Transnistrian ruble

Transnistrian ruble
Country:	Transnistria
Subdivision:	100 kopecks
ISO 4217 code :	none
Abbreviation:	PRB
Exchange rate : (August 28, 2020)	1  USD  = 16.1 PRB (fixed) 1  EUR  = 19.183 PRB 100 PRB = 5.2129 EUR 1  CHF  = 17.832 PRB 100 PRB = 5.608 CHF

National Bank of Prednistrovie in Tiraspol

The Transdniestrian rubles ( Russian приднестровский рубль pridnestrowski rubl ; Ukrainian придністровський рубль prydnistrowskyj rubl ; Moldavian Рублэ Транснистрянэ ; Romanian Rublã transnistreană ) is the currency of the internationally unrecognized Transnistrian Moldovan Republic , which under international law as part of Moldova applies. 1 ruble is divided into 100 kopecks. The Transnistrian ruble is not recognized outside Transnistria and has only limited convertibility in Transnistria itself . The exchange rates are set centrally by the Transnistrian Republican Bank , currently (August 2020) an official rate of 16.1 rubles for one US dollar applies . The ruble does not have an ISO 4217 code ; in Transnistria the abbreviation “PRB” is used. The Transnistrian Republican Bank set the currency symbol for the Transnistrian ruble in 2012 .

In 2013, coins of 5, 10, 25 and 50 kopecks and banknotes of 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200 and 500 rubles were in circulation.

In 2014, in addition to normal coins and banknotes, new types of plastic coins of 1, 3, 5 and 10 rubles were issued for the first time.

precursor

500 ruble banknote mark

As in the entire former Soviet Union , after its dissolution in 1991, the Soviet ruble continued to be used in Transnistria . From 1992 onwards, it was supplemented by the equivalent Russian ruble , as higher value levels were necessary due to inflation. When Moldova introduced the Moldovan Cupon in 1992 (replaced by the Moldovan Leu in November 1993 ), Transnistria was no longer under Moldovan control, so it could not be introduced there. From July 1993 in Transnistria, the previously used banknotes of the Soviet and Russian rubles with a value of 10 to 10,000 rubles were stuck with stamps showing the portrait of the Russian general Alexander Suvorov .

Banknote series 1994

From August 1994, the Transnistrian ruble was introduced. At first only banknotes were issued. The previously used Soviet and Russian rubles with stickers were exchanged for Transnistrian rubles at a ratio of 1000 to 1. The first series of the Transnistrian ruble covered the range from 1 to 1000 rubles. In addition to the currency denomination, all banknotes had the inscription “Купон” (coupon). The value grades 1 to 10 rubles again showed the portrait of Suvorov, the value grades from 50 to 1000 rubles the monument to Suvorov in Tiraspol , whose founder was Suvorov. On the reverse, all banknotes show the building of the Supreme Soviet of Transnistria. Some of the banknotes indicated 1993 as the year of printing.

Due to high inflation, a banknote of 5000 rubles was added in 1995, the design of which corresponds to the value grades from 50 to 1000 rubles. In 1996, 10,000, 50,000 and 100,000 ruble banknotes were produced by printing on the 1, 5 and 10 ruble banknotes. In some cases, different variants were created. The 50,000 ruble banknote with hologram print was withdrawn from circulation in 1997.

In 1995 banknotes of 1000 and 50,000 rubles were issued, from which the inscription "coupon" was omitted. The 1000 ruble banknote bore the portrait of Suvorov, but otherwise corresponded to the original series. The 50,000 ruble banknote, on the other hand, had a new design and was also slightly larger. It showed the portrait of the Cossack leader Bohdan Khmelnyzkyjs and on the reverse the monument to the Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko in Tiraspol.

Transnistrian Ruble 1994 "Coupon"
value	Size [mm]	Main color	Illustration		description		date
			front	back	front	back	pressure	output
1 ruble	125 × 57	green			Alexander Wassiljewitsch Suvorov	Building of the Supreme Soviet of Transnistria	1994	1994
5 rubles		blue
10 rubles		red
50 rubles		light green			Suvorov Monument in Tiraspol		1993	1994
100 rubles		brown
200 rubles		pink
500 rubles		Light Blue
1000 rubles		violet
5000 rubles		olive green						1995
500,000 rubles		green / purple					1997	1997
Transnistrian ruble 1994 "Coupon" with new value imprint
value	Size [mm]	Main color	Illustration		description		date
			front	back	Imprint on	comment	imprint	output
10,000 rubles	125 × 57	green			1 ruble	Indication of value on the back not changed	1996	1996
						Indication of value overprinted on both sides	1998	1998
50,000 rubles		blue			5 rubles	Hologram imprint with change in value, otherwise no imprint	1996	1996
						Indication of value overprinted on both sides
100,000 rubles		red			10 rubles	Indication of value overprinted on both sides
Transnistrian ruble 1994 without "coupon"
value	Size [mm]	Main color	Illustration		description		date
			front	back	front	back	pressure	output
1000 rubles	125 × 57	violet			Alexander Suvorov	Building of the Supreme Soviet of Transnistria	1994	1995
50,000 rubles	129 × 62	brown			Bohdan Khmelnytskyi	Monument to Taras Shevchenko in Tiraspol	1995	1995

New Transnistrian ruble 2001

On January 1, 2001, a new Transnistrian ruble was issued, the coins are minted in 2000. The previous currency was exchanged at a ratio of 1,000,000 to 1. The Kopeka was introduced as a subordinate unit , 100 kopecks correspond to one ruble. For the first time coins were issued that were issued in denominations of 1, 5, 10 and 50 kopecks. In 2002, a 25 kopeck coin was added. The coins show the nominal value in the ornament on the obverse and the coat of arms of Transnistria on the reverse . The 1, 5 and 10 kopeck coins are made from an aluminum alloy, the 25 and 50 kopeck coins are made from a copper - zinc alloy.

The banknotes still show the portrait of Suvorov from 1 to 25 rubles, but in contrast to the previous series, different buildings in Transnistria on the reverse. The higher denominations of 50 and 100 rubles show portraits of Taras Shevchenko and Dimitrie Cantemir .

In 2004 banknotes of 200 and 500 rubles were added. They show portraits of the Russian general Pyotr Rumjanzew-Sadunaiski and the Russian Empress Catherine II , who initiated the construction of the Bendery fortress. An additional security feature has been incorporated into them with metal strips.

The coins have been minted in Transnistria since 2005. The coins from 5 to 50 kopecks produced since then bear the year "2005". Since then, the 25 and 50 kopeck coins have been minted in a copper- steel alloy. There is no 2005 version of the 1 kopeck coin; it was withdrawn from circulation in January 2009.

On December 22, 2007, the banknotes from 1 to 100 rubles were replaced by a new series with the same motifs, but a different design and color scheme. The previous banknotes of these values ​​will gradually be withdrawn from circulation, but will remain valid. All banknotes now have metal strips.

In 2014, on the 20th anniversary of the Transnistrian Republican Bank, new types of plastic coins of 1, 3, 5 and 10 rubles were issued, intended to circulate in parallel with banknotes from 1 to 10 rubles. The coins have different shapes and colors and security features such as special behavior under UV and IR light . They were made in Russia and are the first coins of their kind in the world. They play a subordinate role in everyday life, they are used as exchange coins, as are the 10 and 25 kopeck coins made of metal. Payment is usually made with banknotes.

Coins

Transnistrian ruble 2001 (coins)
value	Diameter [mm]	material	Illustration		description		date
			front	back	front	back	Embossing	output
1 kopeck	16	aluminum			Digit with ears of wheat	Coat of arms of Transnistria	2000	2001
5 kopecks	18th
10 kopecks	20th				Digits with ears of wheat
25 kopecks	17th	Copper / zinc (since 2005 copper / steel )			Numbers with ornament		2002	2002
50 kopecks	19th						2000	2001
1 ruble	26th	plastic			Declaration of value, portrait of Suvorov	Transnistrian Republican Bank logo in front of plaid	2014	2014
3 rubles	26th				Valuation , portrait de Wollants
5 rubles	28				Indication of value, portrait of Rumyantsev-Sadunaiskis
10 rubles	28				Indication of value, portrait of Catherine II.

Banknotes

Transnistrian ruble 2001 (banknotes)
value	Size [mm]	Main color	Illustration		description		date
			front	back	front	back	pressure	output
1 ruble	129 × 56	orange			Alexander Suvorov	Monument in Chițcani	2000	2001
5 rubles		dark blue				Administration building of the “Kvint” spirits factory in Tiraspol
10 rubles		brown				Monastery in Chițcani
25 rubles		red				Monument and fortress in Bendery
50 rubles	129 × 60	green			Taras Shevchenko	Buildings of the Supreme Soviet and the Transnistrian Government
100 rubles		violet			Dimitrie Cantemir	Nativity Church in Tiraspol
200 rubles	135 × 64	brown			Pyotr Rumyantsev-Sadunaisky	Battle of Groß-Jägersdorf	2004	2004
500 rubles	140 × 68	olive green			Catherine II	Fortress in Bendery with an imperial decree on its construction
Banknote series 2007
value	Size [mm]	Main color	Illustration		description		date
			front	back	front	back	pressure	output
1 ruble	129 × 56	light brown			Alexander Suvorov	Monument in Chițcani	2007	2007
5 rubles		violet				Administration building of the “Kvint” spirits factory in Tiraspol
10 rubles		Brown Green				Monastery in Chițcani
25 rubles		red				Monument and fortress in Bendery
50 rubles	129 × 60	green			Taras Shevchenko	Buildings of the Supreme Soviet and the Transnistrian Government
100 rubles		purple / green			Dimitrie Cantemir	Nativity Church in Tiraspol

Special and commemorative coins

Value side of special coins worth 1 and 3 rubles

100 ruble commemorative silver coin "Year of the Rabbit 2011"

The Transnistrian Bank regularly issues special 1 or 3 ruble coins, these are nickel-plated steel. Gold and silver coins, as well as colored coins, are also issued, although the edition is extremely small, usually only a few hundred to a thousand copies. These coins are regular means of payment, but are not found in circulation as in other countries.

Special banknotes

The Transnistrian Bank regularly issues special 1, 5, 10 and 25 ruble notes for special occasions. On the front you can see Alexander Suvorov . The backs are printed depending on the occasion, such as 15 years of national currency (2009), 20 years of national currency (2014), 70 years of victory in the Second World War (2015), 25 years of the Transnistrian Republic (2015), 100 years of the Great Socialist Revolution in October (2017), 100 years of the KGB and State Security Committee (1917–2017), 100 years of the police and the military (1917–2017), 100 years of the army (1918–2018) and 27 years of the Transnistrian Army (1991–2018), 100 years of the border troops (1918 –2018) and the 30th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan (2019).

Further development

In February 2012, the then Transnistrian President Yevgeny Shevchuk announced that he would introduce the Russian ruble alongside the Transnistrian ruble. Payment transactions with the states of the Belarusian-Russian-Kazakh customs union , today's Eurasian Economic Union , are to be made easier. A similar initiative by then President Igor Smirnov failed in 2006. A corresponding legislative proposal was submitted to parliament in February 2013.

Web links

Commons : Money of Transnistria  - Collection of images

• The coins of Transnistria on the Transnistrian Republican Bank side (Russian)
• The banknotes of Transnistria on the side of the Transnistrian Republican Bank (Russian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ cbpmr.net
2. ↑ http://www.cbpmr.net/?dt=700&lang=ru
3. ↑ http://www.bonistikaweb.ru/TAGANSKY/Gazeta-43.htm
4. ↑ ^{a b} http://www.cbpmr.net/?id=12&lang=de
5. ↑ ^{a b} http://www.cbpmr.net/?id=11&lang=de
6. ↑ news.coinupdate.com: Transnistria to Introduce Plastic Circulation Coins (English)
7. ↑ TRANSDNIESTR , banknote.ws (undated).
8. ^ Moldova: Russian Ruble in Transnistria
9. ↑ Transnistria wants to import the Russian ruble

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