For several years the Bank of Russia has been trying to withdraw ten-ruble bills from circulation, replacing them with coins. For the first time, the termination of the issue of paper ten-ruble notes was announced back in 2009. It was assumed that by 2011 only metal ducats would be in circulation. In fact, everything turned out to be not so simple, and unforeseen difficulties began to arise. And even now, dozens of paper come across in circulation.
Looking for an answer at the Central Bank
The purposeful replacement of paper notes with a denomination of 10 rubles for coins has been going on for several years.
This whole venture with the replacement of ten-ruble paper bills with iron coins set itself one single goal - savings. It turns out that according to the calculations of the Central Bank experts, this operation will save about 18 billion rubles in 10 years.
The new 10-ruble coin entered circulation on October 1, 2009. It is made of yellow copper alloy electroplated steel. In size, it is closest to a 2-ruble coin. It differs well from other little things because of its bright color.
The production of paper money is much more expensive than minting coins. As a rule, ten-ruble bills wear out quickly: dilapidated, with wrinkles and creases, they are often not accepted by payment terminals. As established in the Central Bank, the average service life of a ten-ruble bill is just under a year, and a coin is about 30 years.
The Central Bank expressed dissatisfaction with the perception of the population of 10-ruble coins. For this reason, he will not rush to launch larger denominations, although this step was previously planned.
It was promised that by the beginning of 2012, paper money with a face value of 10 rubles would be completely withdrawn from circulation. A similar situation occurred with the 5 ruble banknote, which was successfully withdrawn from circulation. But something went wrong. The plans of the Central Bank were not destined to come true. It turned out to be not so easy to immediately take and withdraw all paper ducats from circulation.
Where can the coins go?
A rather interesting situation has arisen: paper money is withdrawn from circulation, and coins are sorely lacking. Just some kind of riddle!
A representative of the Central Bank says that this is, rather, a psychological reason. According to the people, metal money is not very convenient to carry with you, it is heavy.
By the way, the weight of a ten-ruble coin is 5.63 grams.
Because of this, many simply leave them at home in the piggy bank. This phenomenon has become widespread. The average person does not perceive metallic money as well as paper bills.
The people tend to be divided into supporters and opponents of all kinds of reforms. In this case, everyone was unanimous. People began to feel uncomfortable. There is an acute shortage of money in stores of this particular denomination. Payment terminals in Russia are not designed to accept small change, and those who like to top up their phone balance for small amounts are also unhappy.
Monument to the Lost Banknote
In 2011, in Krasnoyarsk, which is just depicted on the ten-ruble banknote, a monument to the ten-ruble banknote was solemnly opened. There is a crumpled bill on the pavement. Residents of the city are proud of the fact that it depicts the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power station. Now, soon, this banknote will disappear from circulation forever and become history.
