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Money of Russia
The currency of Russia is the Russian Rouble (RUB) which is divided into 100 kopeks. You will be able to obtain 1k, 5k, 10k, 50k, 1RUB, 2RUB, 5RUB and 10RUB coins as well as 10, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 RUB notes. You can only exchange your money at official foreign exchange bureaus and authorised banks. Further to this, all transactions must be recorded on a currency declaration form. The declaration form is usually issued to you when you arrive at the airport. It is also a good idea to keep all your exchange receipts to avoid potential confusion at a later date. Fortunately, there are numerous exchange bureaus located throughout the country so it is quite easy to exchange your money.
The ruble or rouble is a unit of currency. It is currently the currency unit of Belarus, Russia, and Transnistria, and was the currency unit of several other countries, notably countries influenced by Russia/the Soviet Union. The word "ruble" is derived from the Russian verb рубить, rubit, i.e., to chop. Historically, "ruble" was a piece of a certain weight chopped off a silver ingot (grivna), hence the name. One ruble is divided into 100 kopeks or copecks. The following articles contain more information (list may not contain all historical rubles, especially rubles issued by sub-national entities): |