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5 Roubles Woolly rhinoceros
| Issuer | Transnistrian Republican Bank |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 5 Roubles (5 PRB) |
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| Obverse description | At centre, the State Emblem of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic is depicted in high relief against a polished field. The emblem is flanked by decorative elements and encircled by the circular legend naming the issuing authority. The mint mark (MMD), fineness designation (Ag 925), and date 2017 appear in the lower portion of the field. The denomination '5 RУБЛЕЙ' is inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | ПРИДНЕСТРОВСКИЙ РЕСПУБЛИКАНСКИЙ БАНК ПМР РМН ПМР ММД Ag 925 2017 • 5 РУБЛЕЙ • (Translation: Transnistrian Republican Bank MMD 2017 5 Roubles) |
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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 de facto sovereign expression. The woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis) was a genuine presence across the Eurasian steppe during the Pleistocene, and fossils have been recovered from the region's river sediments.
KM#279 belongs to a broader prehistoric fauna series that Transnistria has used to attract the international bullion collector market — one of the few revenue streams available to an economy operating outside global financial institutions. Mintage figures are unverified by independent sources.