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The ruble sign, ₽, is the currency sign used for the Russian ruble, the official currency of Russia.Its form is a Cyrillic letter Р with an additional horizontal stroke. [a] The design was approved on 11 December 2013 after a public poll that took place a month earlier.
The ruble sign “₽” is a currency sign used to represent the monetary unit of account in Russia. It features a Cyrillic letter Р (transliterated as "Er" in the Latin alphabet ) with an additional horizontal stroke.
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.
A currency symbol or currency sign is a graphic symbol used to denote a currency unit. Usually it is defined by a monetary authority, such as the national central bank for the currency concerned. A symbol may be positioned in various ways, according to national convention: before, between or after the numeric amounts: €2.50 , 2,50€ and 2 50 .
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.
Russia's ruble has fallen a long way in recent months, and the country’s central bank has stepped in to try to halt the slide. Here are key things to know: WHY IS THE RUBLE FALLING? Russia is ...
The ruble that Elvira Nabiullina manages crashed through the psychological support of 100 to the U.S. dollar and on Monday is now worth less than a penny, the first time since March 23 of last ...
The word ruble has also been used as a name for a currency in circulation in the medieval Grand Duchy of Lithuania, of which Belarus was a major part (see Lithuanian long currency). From the collapse of the Soviet Union until May 1992, the Soviet ruble circulated in Belarus alongside the Belarusian