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20 Roubles Pancake week
| Issuer | Transnistrian Republican Bank |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of Transnistria — a Soviet-style shield bearing a hammer and sickle beneath a five-pointed star, flanked by sheaves of wheat — is prominently displayed in the upper central field. The circular legend ПРИДНЕСТРОВСКИЙ РЕСПУБЛИКАНСКИЙ БАНК runs around the upper periphery in Cyrillic script. Below the emblem, the date 2022 is inscribed, flanked by small lozenge stops, with the alloy designation Ag 925 to the right and the fineness indicator 31.1 above the denomination 20 РУБЛЕЙ arranged along the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ПРИДНЕСТРОВСКИЙ РЕСПУБЛИКАНСКИЙ БАНК 2022 31.1 Ag 925 20 РУБЛЕЙ (Translation: Transnistrian Republican Bank 20 Rubles) |
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Transnistria — the narrow strip of land between the Dniester River and the Ukrainian border, unrecognized by any UN member state — issues collector coinage through its Republican Bank as a form of soft diplomatic signaling, producing series that emphasize Slavic cultural continuity. Pancake Week, or Maslenitsa, is the pre-Lenten festival with roots predating Christianization of the Eastern Slavs, traditionally marking the farewell to winter with seven days of feasting.
The KM numbering sequence confirms a prolific commemorative program; by 504, the bank had sustained output across decades despite operating in an economy running largely on Russian subsidies.