5 Kopecks magnetic, fourth coat of arms

Transnistria's coinage exists in a peculiar monetary limbo — the Transnistrian ruble has no recognition outside the territory itself, and the Russian Federation, Moldova, and Ukraine all officially treat the region's currency as nonexistent. These coins circulate purely within a strip of land roughly the size of Rhode Island that declared independence in 1990 and has never been internationally recognized. The magnetic steel composition, adopted for cost efficiency, distinguishes this issue from the earlier aluminum and zinc-plated varieties in the series.