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5 Roubles Anthem of Transnistria
| Issuer | Transnistrian Republican Bank |
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| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts an open book spread across two pages, with selective gilt treatment applied to the page surfaces. At the top of the left page, the State Emblem of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic is portrayed in relief, flanked on either side by representations of the state flag. Below the emblem, a heading inscription identifies the subject, followed by the text of the first verse and refrain of the national anthem in Cyrillic lettering. The page number '1' appears at the foot of the composition, reinforcing the book-page motif. |
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| Mint | (ММД) Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russia |
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Transnistria — the narrow strip of Soviet-nostalgic territory between Moldova and Ukraine — declared independence in 1990 but remains unrecognized by any United Nations member state. Its Republican Bank issues commemorative coinage nonetheless, accepted domestically and largely acquired by thematic collectors abroad. This piece marks the official anthem, adopted after the breakaway administration formalized its governmental institutions in the early 1990s, borrowing heavily from Soviet ceremonial culture.
The Transnistrian Rouble itself has no fixed exchange rate recognized by international markets and cannot be used outside the territory's borders.