Russia
The official currency of Russia is the Russian ruble (RUB). The motifs used are:
| Denomination | Obverse | Reverse |
|---|---|---|
| RUB 10 | Krasnoyarsk, cathedral | Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric plant |
| RUB 50 | Sculpture from Rostral Column | Former stock exchange building |
| RUB 100 | Sculpture from Bolshoi Theatre | The Bolshoi Theatre |
| RUB 500 | Peter the Great, port | Solovetsky Monastery |
| RUB 1000 | Yaroslav the Wise | Church of the Precursor |
| RUB 5000 | Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky | Bridge of Amur |
Read more about this topic: List Of Motifs On Banknotes
Famous quotes containing the word russia:
“Today’s difference between Russia and the United States is that in Russia everybody takes everybody else for a spy, and in the United States everybody takes everybody else for a criminal.”
—Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921–1990)
“How can I explain the difference to me between America and Russia?... the America I’ve known is a place where men on horseback escort union marchers, the Russia I’ve known is a place where men on horseback slaughter young Socialists and Jews.”
—Golda Meir (1898–1978)
“In Russia there is an emigration of intelligence: émigrés cross the frontier in order to read and to write good books. But in doing so they contribute to making their fatherland, abandoned by spirit, into the gaping jaws of Asia that would like to swallow our little Europe.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)