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100 Roubles Fortress of Belgorod
| 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 2008 925 • 100 РУБЛЕЙ • (Translation: Transnistrian Republican Bank 100 Rubles) |
| Reverse description | The central field depicts a detailed view of the Belgorod-Dnestrovskaya Fortress, an ancient stone stronghold situated on the banks of the Dniester River, rendered in fine relief. At the top of the design, a stylized rosette bears the inscription 'XV ВЕК', indicating the fifteenth-century origins of the fortress. A curved ribbon below the fortress carries the inscription 'БЕЛГОРОД-ДНЕСТРОВСКАЯ КРЕПОСТЬ' identifying the monument by name. Along the lower periphery, the series name 'ДРЕВНИЕ КРЕПОСТИ НА ДНЕСТРЕ' is inscribed in a semicircular legend in Cyrillic script. |
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Transnistria has never been recognized by any United Nations member state, yet its Republican Bank has issued a continuous stream of collector coinage since the 1990s — functioning as a de facto central bank for a territory that exists in a permanent legal gray zone between Moldova and Ukraine. The Belgorod fortress commemorated here is the medieval fortification at Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, a site that passed through Genoese, Ottoman, and eventually Russian and Soviet hands over six centuries.
The dual KM references suggest this type was cataloged under two separate entries, likely due to a variant — possibly a proof versus bullion distinction or a mintage correction identified after initial attribution.