25 Kopecks magnetic

Transnistria — officially unrecognized by any UN member state — began issuing its own coinage in 2000 after nearly a decade of using Soviet-era kopeck pieces as de facto small change. The 2005 magnetic variant of this denomination was a quiet but deliberate shift: the steel core reduced production costs for a central bank operating under chronic international sanctions and limited hard currency reserves. The "a" suffix in KM#52a distinguishes it from the earlier non-magnetic bronze issue.