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10 Roubles Moldavian metal works
| Issuer | Transnistrian Republican Bank |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Currency | Third rouble (2000-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | ПРИДНЕСТРОВСКИЙ РЕСПУБЛИКАНСКИЙ БАНК 10 РУБЛЕЙ 2008 (Translation: Transnistrian Republican Bank 10 Rubles 2008) |
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| Reverse lettering | СЗАО МОЛДАВСКИЙ МЕТАЛЛУРГИЧЕСКИЙ ЗАВОД • основан в 1985 году • (Translation: The Moldavian Metallurgical Plant JSC. Founded in 1985) |
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Transnistria's unrecognized status — a breakaway state from Moldova since 1990, backed by Russian troops and unacknowledged by any UN member — makes its commemorative coinage a legal curiosity. These pieces are issued by the Transnistrian Republican Bank and circulate domestically, yet hold no standing in international exchange markets. The series documenting Transnistrian industrial heritage was a deliberate act of nation-building through numismatics.
The Moldavian Metal Works (MMZ) in Rybnitsa was one of the few major Soviet-era industrial facilities that remained operational after the 1991 dissolution, and its steel plant became a cornerstone of the separatist economy — accounting for a substantial share of Transnistria's export revenue in the early 2000s.