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The silver ruble was used until 1897 and the gold ruble was used until 1917. The Soviet ruble officially replaced the imperial ruble in 1922 and continued to be used until 1993, when it was formally replaced with the Russian ruble in the Russian Federation and by other currencies in other post-Soviet states .
Coins: The first coinage after the Russian Civil War was minted in 1921–1923 according to pre-war Czarist standards, with silver coins of 10, 15 and 20 kopecks minted in 50% silver, 50 kopecks ("poltinnik" or 1 ⁄ 2 ruble) and 1 ruble in 90% silver, and 10 rubles (one chervonets) in 90% gold.
The ruble has been used in the Russian territories since the 14th century, [2] and is the second-oldest currency still in circulation, behind sterling. [3] Initially an uncoined unit of account, the ruble became a circulating coin in 1704 just before the establishment of the Russian Empire.
It is usually the smallest denomination within a currency system; 100 kopeks are worth 1 ruble or 1 hryvnia. Originally, the kopeck was the currency unit of Imperial Russia, the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and then the Soviet Union (as the Soviet ruble). As of 2020, it is the currency unit of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
Ruble or rouble is the name of currency units used in Russia and some other eastern European states. ... Silver ruble (1704–1897), Assignation ruble ...
Here are key things to know: WHY IS THE RUBLE FALLING? Russia is selling less abroad — mainly reflected in falling revenue from oil and natural gas — and it's importing more.
The Assignation ruble (Russian: ассигнационный рубль; assignatsionny rubl) was the first paper currency of the Russian Empire. It was used from 1769 until 1849. The Assignation ruble had a parallel circulation with the silver ruble; there was an ongoing market exchange rate for these two currencies. Initially at parity with ...
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