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  2. Russian ruble - Wikipedia

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    The ruble has been used in the Russian territories since the 14th century, [2] and is the second-oldest currency still in circulation, behind sterling. [3] Initially an uncoined unit of account, the ruble became a circulating coin in 1704 just before the establishment of the Russian Empire.

  3. Soviet ruble - Wikipedia

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    Coins: The first coinage after the Russian Civil War was minted in 1921–1923 according to pre-war Czarist standards, with silver coins of 10, 15 and 20 kopecks minted in 50% silver, 50 kopecks ("poltinnik" or 1 ⁄ 2 ruble) and 1 ruble in 90% silver, and 10 rubles (one chervonets) in 90% gold.

  4. Hyperinflation in early Soviet Russia - Wikipedia

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    A specimen of a 1922 One Chervonets banknote. Hyperinflation in early Soviet Russia was ultimately halted by the adoption of such gold-backed currency.. Hyperinflation in early Soviet Russia connotes a seven-year period of uncontrollable spiraling inflation in the early Soviet Union, running from the earliest days of the Bolshevik Revolution in November 1917 to the reestablishment of the gold ...

  5. Russian central bank takes desperate stand to halt collapsing ...

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin needs to intervene to prop up his currency, after the ruble fell to a low not seen since March 2022, at the very beginning of his war against Ukraine.

  6. Russia’s ruble is still worth less than a penny, and the ...

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    The ruble has tumbled 9% against the dollar since Nov. 21, when the U.S. sanctioned some 50 Russian banks, including Gazprombank, which has emerged as a top linchpin for Russia in currency markets.

  7. Russian ruble is now worth less than a penny, infuriating ...

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    Following a brief collapse in the initial aftermath of last year’s Feb. 24 invasion, which saw Russia’s fiat tender plunge to a record low of 120 to the dollar, the ruble rebounded to trade at ...

  8. Ruble - Wikipedia

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    The silver ruble was used until 1897 and the gold ruble was used until 1917. The Soviet ruble officially replaced the imperial ruble in 1922 and continued to be used until 1993, when it was formally replaced with the Russian ruble in the Russian Federation and by other currencies in other post-Soviet states.

  9. Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961 - Wikipedia

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    The next (and most recent) redenomination of the Russian ruble, at a ratio of 1000 to 1, took place on 1 January 1998 – eight years after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The 1961 ruble (ISO 4217 code: SUR) became the longest-lasting incarnation of the Soviet ruble, at 37 years and 194 days. However, banknotes of 50 and 100 rubles were ...