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1 Rouble European wildcat
| Issuer | Transnistrian Republican Bank |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | A naturalistic depiction of a seated European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) dominates the central reverse field, portrayed in three-quarter right profile amid stylized grasses and a flowering shrub rendered in high relief. A circular border legend surrounds the design, punctuated by three floral ornaments serving as dividers: the series title 'КРАСНАЯ КНИГА ПРИДНЕСТРОВЬЯ' (Red Book of Transnistria) arcs along the upper periphery, the common Cyrillic name 'ЕВРОПЕЙСКАЯ ЛЕСНАЯ КОШКА' runs along the lower left arc, and the Linnaean binomial 'FELIS SILVESTRIS SILVESTRIS' in Latin characters arcs along the lower right. The composition belongs to the ongoing Transnistrian Red Book wildlife commemorative series. |
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| Reverse lettering | КРАСНАЯ КНИГА ПРИДНЕСТРОВЬЯ ✿ ЕВРОПЕЙСКАЯ ЛЕСНАЯ КОШКА ✿ FELIS SILVESTRIS SILVESTRIS ✿ (Translation: Red Book of Transnistria European wildcat - Felis silvestris silvestris) |
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Transnistria remains unrecognized by any United Nations member state, yet the Transnistrian Republican Bank has issued coins continuously since the early 1990s — a calculated assertion of administrative independence through the most tangible instrument a state can produce. The wildcat series sits within a broader Transnistrian numismatic program explicitly designed to generate foreign collector revenue, a significant income stream for a territory with limited economic options.
The European wildcat (Felis silvestris) is functionally extinct in the region today.