Soviet ruble
The ruble or rouble (/ˈruːbəl/; Russian: рубль, tr. rubl', IPA: [rublʲ]) was the currency of the Soviet Union. It was introduced in 1922 and replaced the Imperial Russian ruble. One ruble was divided into 100 kopecks (копейка, pl. копейки – kopeyka, kopeyki). Soviet banknotes and coins were produced by the Federal State Unitary Enterprise (or Goznak) in Moscow and Leningrad.
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| Code | SUR | ||||
| Unit | |||||
| Plural | rubli (nom. pl.), rubley (gen. pl.) | ||||
| Symbol | руб or р (in Cyrillic) Rbl/Rbls or R (in Latin) | ||||
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| 1⁄100 | kopeck (копейка) | ||||
| Plural | |||||
| kopeck (копейка) | kopeyki (nom. pl.), kopeyek (gen. pl.) | ||||
| Symbol | |||||
| kopeck (копейка) | коп. or к. in Cyrillic kop., cop. or k (in Latin) | ||||
| Banknotes | Rbl 1, Rbls 3, Rbls 5, Rbls 10, Rbls 25, Rbls 50, Rbls 100, Rbls 200, Rbls 500, Rbls 1,000 | ||||
| Coins | 1 kop, 2 kop, 3 kop, 5 kop, 10 kop, 15 kop, 20 kop, 50 kop, Rbl 1, Rbls 3, Rbls 5, Rbls 10 | ||||
| Demographics | |||||
| Date of introduction | 1922 | ||||
| Replaced | Imperial Russian ruble | ||||
| Date of withdrawal | 1992–1994 | ||||
| Replaced by | see below | ||||
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| Central bank | State Bank of the Soviet Union | ||||
| Printer | Goznak | ||||
| Mint | Leningrad (1921–1941; 1946–1991) Krasnokamsk (1941–46) Moscow (1982–1991) | ||||
| This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. | |||||
In addition to regular cash rubles, other types of rubles were also issued, such as several forms of convertible ruble, transferable ruble, clearing ruble, Vneshtorgbank cheque, etc.; also, several forms of virtual rubles (called "cashless ruble", безналичный рубль) were used for inter-enterprise accounting and international settlement in the Comecon zone.
In 1991, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Soviet ruble continued to be used in the post-Soviet states, forming a "ruble zone", until it was replaced with the Russian ruble in September 1993.