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1000 Roubles Cathedral of Ascension in Kitskany
| Issuer | Transnistrian Republican Bank |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Weight | 8 g |
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| Obverse lettering | ПРИДНЕСТРОВСКИЙ РЕСПУБЛИКАНСКИЙ БАНК 2001 • 1000 РУБЛЕЙ • (Translation: Transnistrian Republican Bank 1000 Rubles) |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears a detailed depiction of the Cathedral of the Ascension of the Lord (Собор Вознесения Господня), situated in the village of Kitskany. The numeral 1864, denoting the year of the cathedral's completion, is inscribed to the upper right of the architectural image. A circular Cyrillic legend СОБОР ВОЗНЕСЕНИЯ ГОСПОДНЯ arcs along the upper periphery, while the toponym КИЦКАНЫ (Kitskany) appears along the lower arc. |
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Transnistria declared independence from Moldova in 1990 following armed conflict that left over 1,000 dead, but no UN member state recognizes the territory to this day. The Transnistrian Republican Bank has nonetheless issued a full program of collector coinage since the mid-1990s, partly as a revenue stream and partly as an assertion of institutional legitimacy. The Cathedral of the Ascension in Kitskany — a functioning Orthodox monastery complex on the Dniester's right bank — sits in the ambiguous borderland that defines the region's unresolved status.
The 2001 gold issues were among the earliest precious-metal pieces from this program, struck in very small quantities for a collector market that remains poorly documented.