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50 000 Roubles
| Issuer | Pridnestrovian Republican Bank |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Size | 125 × 57 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | ПРИДНЕСТРОВЬЕ ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ ТЫСЯЧ РУБЛЕЙ 50000 КУПОН 5 РУБЛЕЙ БАНКА НИСТРЯНЭ ПРИДНЕСТРОВСКИЙ БАНК ПРИДНІСТРОВСЬКИЙ БАНК (Translation: Transnistria, Fifty Thousand Rubles, Coupon, 5 Rubles, Bank of Transnistria) |
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Transnistria's 1996 high-denomination notes arrived in the wake of catastrophic inflation that had already rendered earlier issues nearly worthless in practical terms. The Pridnestrovian Republican Bank had been issuing currency for an internationally unrecognized state since 1992, operating a parallel monetary system entirely outside the ruble zone while still denominating notes in roubles — a deliberate signal of alignment with Moscow that carried more political weight than economic logic.
The 50,000 rouble denomination tells you something about where prices stood by mid-decade. Within two years the entire series was superseded by redenominated issues.