Each country issues its own national currency, so the funds of different countries differ in size, shape, patterns and methods of protection against counterfeiting. Money in Russia is no exception, its appearance is the result of a long systematic work of specialists from different industries.
The monetary unit in Russia is the ruble. The appearance, size and denomination of Russian money has changed several times over the past decades: there was a period when banknotes of 10,000, 50,000 and 500,000 rubles were in circulation. What does money look like in Russia? What is their denomination?
Bank of Russia banknotes used today first came into circulation on January 1, 1998 after the monetary reform, which denominated the national currency a thousand times. Now in the Russian Federation there are 2 types of funds in circulation:
- coins - denominations of 1, 5, 10 and 50 kopecks, 1, 2, 5, 10 and 25 rubles;
- banknotes - denominations of 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000 and 5000 rubles.
Features of the design of Russian banknotes
The modern design of the main banknotes was developed in 1997. Banknotes in denominations of 1000 and 5000 rubles were put into circulation later, but the date 1997 is also printed on them. Interestingly, all domestic banknotes depict views of Russian cities.
On the front side of the ten-ruble bill there is a bridge across the Yenisei, on the back - a view of the dam of the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power station. The fifty-ruble bill is adorned with a view of the Exchange Square in St. Petersburg. On a hundred-ruble bill you can see the building of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater. By the time of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, 100-ruble bills with the image of athletes were issued. They are legal tender, but due to their collectible value, they have practically disappeared from circulation.
The front side of the five-hundred-ruble bill is decorated with the image of the monument to Peter the Great in Arkhangelsk, the reverse side - with a view of the Solovetsky Monastery. The one thousand ruble banknote depicts a monument to Yaroslav the Wise and the Church of John the Baptist in Yaroslavl. The five-thousandth bill is decorated with a monument to the Governor of Eastern Siberia N. M. Muravyov-Amursky and a view of the bridge over the Amur River in Khabarovsk.
The appearance of Russian coins
Russian coins are less diverse in appearance. The obverse of the penny coins depicts George the Victorious on horseback, striking a snake with a spear. On the reverse, the denomination of the coin is minted in numbers and letters and a stylized image of 2 intertwining branches. Small coins are practically out of circulation today, since the prices of most goods are thousands of times higher than their face value.
On the obverse of 1, 2 and 5-ruble coins there is an image of a two-headed eagle and the year of minting, on the reverse - the denomination of the coin and a stylized image of a twig with intertwining stems and leaves. Ten- and twenty-five-ruble coins are more diverse, they are often issued for all sorts of memorable dates. The denomination and year of issue are minted on the reverse of such coins, themed images are on the obverse.
