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1 Rouble Venera-3
| Issuer | Pridnestrovian Republican Bank |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Value | 1 Rouble (1 PRB) |
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| Obverse description | At center, the State Emblem of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic is rendered in relief. The denomination "1 РУБЛЬ" appears in the lower field, directly beneath the emblem. The circular legend "ПРИДНЕСТРОВСКИЙ РЕСПУБЛИКАНСКИЙ БАНК" runs along the upper rim, while the year of issue "2026" is inscribed at the lower rim. |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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Venera-3, launched by the Soviet Union in November 1965, became the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet when it impacted Venus in March 1966 — though contact was lost before any data could be transmitted. Pridnestrovie has issued a consistent series of commemoratives honoring Soviet space achievements, a program that functions as much as national identity politics as numismatics: the unrecognized state uses these coins to project legitimacy and historical continuity with the USSR.
The 2026 date places this issue sixty years after the impact.