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The ruble was the currency of the Russian Empire and of the Soviet Union (as the Soviet ruble). In 1992, the currency imagery underwent a redesign as a result of the fall of the Soviet Union. The first Russian ruble (code: RUR) replaced the Soviet ruble (code: SUR) in September 1993 at par.
In 1704 Peter the Great finally reformed the old Russian monetary system, minting a silver ruble coin of weight 28.1 g (0.90 ozt) and 72% fineness; hence 20.22 g fine silver. [b] The decision to subdivide it primarily into 100 copper kopeks, rather than 200 Muscovite denga, made the Russian ruble the world's first decimal currency. [2]
The Soviet currency had its own name in all the languages of the Soviet Union, often different from its Russian designation. All banknotes had the currency name and their nominal printed in the languages of every Soviet Republic. This naming is preserved in modern Russia; for example: Tatar for 'ruble' and 'kopeck' are сум (sum) and тиен ...
The rouble has wavered a lot since 2022—shortly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine it hit an all-time low of 120 roubles to the U.S. dollar, but by last June, the currency had recovered to ...
The ruble gained against the U.S. dollar on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin moved to reintroduce currency controls in an effort to salvage his nation's tumbling currency. The Bank ...
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.
1000th anniv. of ancient Russian architecture Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev: 35,000 900 31.1 1988 3 rubles 1000th anniv. of ancient Russian Mintage Vladimir's Srebrenik 35,000 900 31.1 1989 3 rubles 500th anniv. of Russian State first All-Russian coins 40,000 900 31.1 1989 3 rubles 500th anniv. of Russian State Moscow Kremlin: 40,000 900 31.1 1990
The Russian currency had passed 101 rubles to the dollar, continuing a more than one-third decline in its value since the beginning of the year and hitting the lowest level in almost 17 months ...