Russian ruble
The ruble or rouble (Russian: рубль, romanized: rublʹ; symbol: ₽; abbreviation: руб or р. in Cyrillic, Rub in Latin; ISO code: RUB) is the currency of the Russian Federation. The ruble is subdivided into 100 kopecks (sometimes written as copeck or kopek; Russian: копе́йка, romanized: kopeyka, pl. копе́йки, kopeyki). It is used in Russia as well as in the parts of Ukraine under Russian military occupation and in Russian-occupied parts of Georgia.
| Российский рубль (Russian) руб, Rub | |||||
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| ISO 4217 | |||||
| Code | RUB (numeric: 643) | ||||
| Subunit | 0.01 | ||||
| Unit | |||||
| Unit | ruble | ||||
| Plural | The language(s) of this currency belong(s) to the Slavic languages. There is more than one way to construct plural forms. | ||||
| Symbol | ₽ | ||||
| Denominations | |||||
| Subunit | |||||
| 1⁄100 | kopeyka (копейка) | ||||
| Symbol | |||||
| kopeyka (копейка) | коп. or к (Cyrillic) kop or k (Latin) | ||||
| Banknotes | |||||
| Freq. used | 5 ₽, 10 ₽, 50 ₽, 100 ₽, 200 ₽, 500 ₽, 1,000 ₽, 2,000 ₽, 5,000 ₽ | ||||
| Coins | |||||
| Freq. used | 1 ₽, 2 ₽, 5 ₽, 10 ₽ | ||||
| Rarely used | 1 kop, 5 kop, 10 kop, 50 kop, 25 ₽ | ||||
| Demographics | |||||
| Date of introduction | 14 July 1992: RUR (1 SUR = 1 RUR) 1 January 1998: RUB (1,000 RUR = 1 RUB) | ||||
| Replaced | Soviet ruble (SUR) | ||||
| Official user(s) | Russia | ||||
| Unofficial user(s) | Abkhazia, South Ossetia | ||||
| Issuance | |||||
| Central bank | Bank of Russia | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
| Printer | Goznak | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
| Mint | Moscow Mint and Saint Petersburg Mint | ||||
| Valuation | |||||
| Inflation | 7.4% (December 2023) | ||||
| Source | Bank of Russia | ||||
| Method | CPI | ||||
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.
On 1 January 1998, preceding the Russian financial crisis, the ruble was redenominated with the new code "RUB" and was exchanged at the rate of 1 RUB = 1,000 RUR.