What are the remarkable coins of Transnistria?

Those who are interested in money signs of different countries, should be quite interesting coins of Transnistria. Their appearance and all kinds of changes are associated with different stages of development of the state itself.

Independent currency

The Dnieper Moldovan Republic was formed in the nineties of the last century. For a long time it was never recognized as an independent state. Nevertheless, a few years after the collapse of the Union, new Transnistrian rubles were introduced there, which in comparison with the old Soviet money had a ratio of 1: 1000. The first coins of Transnistria appeared in circulation only in 2000. They were par value 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 kopecks.

The smallest of them (1, 5 and 10) were made of aluminum alloy and represented round-shaped blanks of different diameters from 16 to 20 millimeters with a smooth coat and a coat of arms on the obverse around which the name and state of the year were placed around the circumference. On the reverse there were figures denoting the face value, the word "kopecks", and on the sides - two modest spikelets. The other coins of Transnistria (25 and 50) looked somewhat different. For their manufacture in 2002, the alloy of zinc and copper was already used. In diameter, they were respectively 17 and 19 millimeters. The obverse almost did not change, except for the year of release, and on the reverse, the spikelets were replaced by vegetative ornamentation. In 2005, the country opens its mint. There is no need to place orders for coinage abroad. Coins of Transnistria began to be produced domestically. From that moment on, their story begins.

Tribute of Memory

At the same time, in 2000, the first commemorative coins of Transdniestria first appeared in circulation. There were several of them:

1. 25 and 50 rubles in the fourth decade of the creation of TMR, made of copper and nickel.
2. The same denomination, made of silver and gold.

Later, in 2015, new copies appeared:

1. 1 ruble in honor of 25 years of education of the state - from steel with nickel coating.
2. 25 rubles of the same subject in the form of a steel disk with a brass ring.
3. Two variants of 1 ruble: in honor of 70 years of the Victory and with its graphic representation. In addition, there was also the "Year of the Monkey" and "Memorial of Glory".

Prior to this, in 2014 a series was issued dedicated to the main cities of the country (Tiraspol, Bendery, Rybnitsa, Dubossary, Slobodzeya, Grigoriopol, Dnestrovsk and Kamenka). Then, in 2016, the same ruble came out in different versions with signs of the zodiac on the obverse. The collection enjoyed great success among citizens. Separately, we can consider a series dedicated to Orthodox churches in Transnistria. It was released in 2014-2015. All the specimens came out with approximately the same circulation of 50,000 pieces.

Non-standard solution

The plastic coins of Transnistria are of particular interest to numismatists. Photos of these monetary units allow you to more clearly consider all the smallest details. Transnistria became the first country in the world to launch the national currency from plastic. Only four such copies were created: 1, 3, 5 and 10 rubles.

For work, a composite material was chosen which does not bend at all and does not even break. All coins have the abbreviation "TMR" and the year 2014 on the obverse. Otherwise, there are significant differences:

1. 1 ruble is made on a blank of circular shape with an image in the center of AV Suvorov.
2. 2 rubles - a square with the face of F. P. De Volan.
3. 5 rubles - pentagon, where in the middle is depicted PA Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky.
4. 10 rubles - a hexagon with the face of Catherine II.

A rather unusual government decision caused a lot of controversy regarding the appearance of the products. Nevertheless, they are all high-grade monetary units with a sufficiently high degree of protection, which is visible in infrared and ultraviolet light. Collectors for such copies now pay about 300 Russian rubles.