Those who are interested in money notes of differentcountries should be quite interesting coins of Transnistria. Their appearance and all sorts of changes are associated with different stages of development of the state itself.
Independent currency
Dnieper Moldavian Republic wasformed in the nineties of the last century. For a long time, it was not recognized as an independent state. Nevertheless, several years after the collapse of the Union, new Transnistrian rubles were introduced there, which, compared with the old Soviet money, had a ratio of 1: 1000. The first coins of Transnistria appeared in circulation only in 2000. They were denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 kopecks.
The smallest of them (1, 5 and 10) were mademade of aluminum alloy and was a billet of a round shape of different diameter from 16 to 20 millimeters with a smooth herd and coat of arms on the obverse, around which the name of the state and year of manufacture were placed on a circle. On the reverse there were figures denoting the denomination, the word "kopecks", and on the sides - two modest spikelets. The remaining coins of Transnistria (25 and 50) looked a little different. For their manufacture in 2002, an alloy of zinc and copper was used. In diameter, they were respectively 17 and 19 millimeters. The obverse almost did not change, except for the year of release, and the spikelets on the reverse were replaced with a floral ornament. In 2005, the country opened its own mint. There is no need to place orders for chasing abroad. Coins of Transnistria began to produce domestically. From this moment their story begins.
Tribute to memory
Then, in 2000, the first jubilee coins of Transnistria appeared in circulation for the first time. There were several of them:
- 25 and 50 rubles in honor of the tenth anniversary of the creation of the PMR, made of copper and nickel.
- The same denomination made of silver and gold.
Later, in 2015, new copies appeared:
- 1 ruble in honor of 25 years of the formation of the state - from steel with nickel-plated.
- 25 rubles of the same subject in the form of a steel disk with a brass ring.
- Two variants of 1 ruble: in honor of 70 years of Victory and with its graphic image. In addition, there was another "Year of the Monkey" and "Memorial of Glory."
Before that in 2014 a series was released,dedicated to the main cities of the country (Tiraspol, Bender, Rybnitsa, Dubasari, Slobodzeya, Grigoriopol, Dnestrovsk and Kamenka). Then, in 2016, the same ruble came out in different versions with zodiac signs on the obverse. The collection enjoyed great success with citizens. Separately, you can consider a series dedicated to Orthodox churches of Transnistria. It was released in 2014-2015. All copies came out with approximately the same circulation of 50 thousand pieces.
Non-standard solution
Of particular interest among plastic coin collectorscoins of transdniestria. Photos of these monetary units allow you to more clearly see all the smallest details. Transnistrian Moldavian Republic became the first country in the world to use the national currency of plastics. Only four such copies were created: 1, 3, 5 and 10 rubles.
Composite material was chosen for the work, which does not bend at all and does not even break. All coins have the abbreviation “PMR” and 2014 edition on the obverse. Otherwise, there are significant differences:
- 1 ruble is made on a round shape with the image in the center of A. V. Suvorov.
- 2 rubles - a square with the face F. P. De-Volan.
- 5 rubles - a pentagon, where in the middle is P. A. Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky.
- 10 rubles is a hexagon with the face of Catherine II.
Довольно необычное решение правительства вызвало a lot of controversy regarding the appearance of products. Nevertheless, all of them are full-fledged monetary units with a sufficiently high degree of protection, which is visible in infrared and ultraviolet light. Collectors for such copies now pay about 300 Russian rubles.
