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This article is about the currency used in various countries. For the currency of Russia in particular, see Russian ruble. For other uses, see Ruble (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Rubble.

5,000 Russian rubles of the 2023 series, the highest available nominal in circulation
500 Belarusian rubles of the 2009 series, the highest available nominal in circulation

The ruble or rouble (/ˈruːbəl/; Russian: рубль, IPA: [rublʲ]) is a currency unit. Currently, currencies named ruble in circulation include the Russian ruble (RUB, ₽) in Russia and the Belarusian ruble (BYN, Rbl) in Belarus. These currencies are subdivided into one hundred kopeks. No kopek is currently formally subdivided, although denga (½ kopek) and polushka (½ denga, thus ¼ kopek) were minted until the 19th century. Additionally, the Transnistrian ruble is used in Transnistria, an unrecognized breakaway province of Moldova.

Historically, the grivna, ruble and denga were used in Russia as measurements of weight. In 1704, as a result of monetary reforms by Peter the Great, the imperial ruble of the Russian Empire became the first decimal currency. 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. In the past, several other countries influenced by the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union had currency units that were also named ruble, including the Latvian ruble, Tajikistani ruble and Transcaucasian ruble (later Armenian ruble, Azerbaijani ruble, Georgian ruble).

Countries and territories currently using currency units named "ruble"

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Currency Current users ISO 4217 code
Russian ruble  Russian Federation (1992-present)
 Abkhazia (2008-present)
 South Ossetia (2008-present) 		RUB (1998-present)[1]
RUR (1992-1997)[2]
Belarusian ruble  Belarus (1994-present) BYN (2016–present)[3]
BYR (2000–2016)[4]
BYB (1994–2000)[5]
Transnistrian ruble  Transnistria (1994-present) -

Countries and territories historically using currency units named "ruble"

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Currency Historical users ISO 4217
code 		Replaced Replaced by
Russian ruble Principality of Moscow (c. 1300-1704)
 Tsardom of Russia (1704-1721)
 Russian Empire (1721-1917)
 Russian SFSR (1917-1922)
 Kyrgyzstan (1992–1993)[6]
 Moldova (1992–1993)[7]
 Turkmenistan (1992–1993)[8]
 Armenia (1992–1994)[9]
 Azerbaijan (1992–1994)[9]
 Belarus (1992–1994)[5]
 Georgia (1992–1994)[10]
 Kazakhstan (1992–1994)[11]
 Uzbekistan (1992–1994)[12]
 Tajikistan (1992–1995)[13] 		RUR[2] Grivna,
Denga,
Soviet ruble 		Soviet ruble
(1922-1992)
Transcaucasian ruble
(Armenian ruble,
Azerbaijani ruble,
Georgian ruble) 		Transcaucasian DFR (1918)
 First Republic of Armenia (1918-1920)
 Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918-1920)
 Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918-1921)
 Transcaucasian SFSR (1922-1924) 		- Russian ruble Soviet ruble
Soviet ruble  Soviet Union (1922-1992) SUR Russian ruble Russian ruble,[2][14][15]
Estonian kroon,[16]
Latvian ruble,[17]
Lithuanian talonas,[2]
Ukrainian karbovanets[2]
Latvian ruble  Latvia (1992-1993) LVR Soviet ruble Latvian lats
Tajikistani ruble  Tajikistan (1995-2000) TJR Russian ruble[13] Tajikistani somoni[18]

See also

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Look up ruble or rouble in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
  • Edvinsson, Rodney (10 January 2016). "Historical Currency Converter". Economic history. Historical Statistics. Stockholm University.

References

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  1. ^ "ISO4217 AMENDMENT NUMBER 97 - 1997-12-19" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b c d e ISO4217 AMENDMENT NUMBER 50 - 1992-12-10 (PDF)
  3. ^ "ISO4217 AMENDMENT NUMBER 161 - 2015-12-18" (PDF).
  4. ^ "ISO4217 AMENDMENT NUMBER 106 - 1999-12-10" (PDF).
  5. ^ a b "ISO4217 AMENDMENT NUMBER 77 - 1994-07-20" (PDF).
  6. ^ "ISO4217 AMENDMENT NUMBER 61 - 1993-07-27" (PDF).
  7. ^ "ISO4217 AMENDMENT NUMBER 69 - 1993-12-03" (PDF).
  8. ^ "ISO4217 AMENDMENT NUMBER 64 - 1993-09-21" (PDF).
  9. ^ a b "ISO4217 AMENDMENT NUMBER 78 - 1994-10-04" (PDF).
  10. ^ "ISO4217 AMENDMENT NUMBER 71 - 1994-04-14" (PDF).
  11. ^ "ISO4217 AMENDMENT NUMBER 72 - 1994-05-17" (PDF).
  12. ^ "ISO4217 AMENDMENT NUMBER 76 - 1994-07-12" (PDF).
  13. ^ a b "ISO4217 AMENDMENT NUMBER 84 - 1995-07-12" (PDF).
  14. ^ "ISO4217 AMENDMENT NUMBER 54 - 1993-03-08" (PDF).
  15. ^ John Odling-Smee, Gonzalo Pastor. The IMF and the Ruble Area, 1991—1993 // IMF Working Paper, 2001 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ "ISO4217 AMENDMENT NUMBER 46 - 1992-07-23" (PDF).
  17. ^ "ISO4217 AMENDMENT NUMBER 48 - 1992-10-29" (PDF).
  18. ^ "ISO4217 AMENDMENT NUMBER 110 - 2000-11-02" (PDF).
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