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Total commemorative banknotes issued is under 1,500 pieces. If you have achieved any figures close to this, then you are doing extremely well, as many of the older commemorative notes are hard to find even in poor conditions.

Opinion: Many collectors of commemorative banknotes would have come across with those Somaliland sets overprinted with gold and silver texts with the following wordings - 5th Anniversary of Independence 18 May 1996 [Sanad Gurade 5ee Gobanimadda 18 May 1996]. I believe these are "home made" (or fake) and not authorised by the central bank. My argument is simple. No central bank would have issued an overprint commemorative banknote that the texts are so large that it would cover the two signatures on the note as well as part of the serial numbers. Even if these are genuine notes, then these could be issued as souvenir sheets and not as legal tender. As I said before, this is my opinion. If you have paid top dollars for these, please think about my argument. There is always a sucker around the corner, including me of course!

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16 December 2024

...Transnistria - 1 Ruble Commemorative 30th anniversary of the Pridnestrovian Ruble 1994-2024

Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ
Приднестровская Молдавская Республика
(Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic)
 
Transnistrian Republican Bank (Est.1992)
Currency : Ruble
 
This is a never ending story.....
 
Here is another commemorative numismatic banknote, reportedly released on 15.08.2024, for the celebration of the territory's 30th anniversary of the Pridnestrovian Ruble currency 1994-2024. The Transnistria ruble is divided into 100 kopecks. 
 
This never ending story continues. This is the 27th* commemorative banknote issued since 1994. On average, Transnistria has issued 0.90 banknote per year since 1994 or 1.8 notes since the first commemorative note of 2009 was issued. I do not believe any other country would have matched or better this wonderful record over the past 30 years for issuing so many commemorative banknotes. The disappointing part is that out of the 27 commemorative notes issued, only one commemorative note has a new design. The rest of the 26 notes issued came from existing circulating notes with added commemorative text or logos over the watermarks area. Whilst the commemorative notes design are almost all the same, the bulk of such issues are limited edition with quantity printed from 1500 to 2500 sets (7,070 sets for the 2015; 70 Years of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War (World War Two).
 
Note * - another one (28th) released after this note.
 
The official name of Transnistria currency in English is 'Pridnestrovian Ruble'. The design for this 1 ruble commemorative note is the same as the current circulating note but is printed with the commemorative logo on the watermark area on the right hand side of the note. This note was first issued in 2007 and then upgraded (reprint) in 2012.
 
Like those previous commemorative notes issued, this is a limited edition with a total of 1,500 printed and 1,490 sets sold in a simple folder at a premium. It is not sure what the bank will do with the remaining 10 individual pieces, or whether they are retained for their archives.

The Transnistria ruble was first introduced in 1994. Transnistria was formed in 1990 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Transnistria continued to use the Soviet Union rubles in 1990 as their own currency. In 1992, Russia began to introduce its own currency, and this led to Transnistria flooded with the obsolete Russian rubles, and in order to protect its own financial system, it introduced it's own ruble currency in 1994. Because Transnistria is not a recognised nation, their currency is not negotiable outside its territory. Internationally, Transnistria is recognised as part of the Republic of Moldova.

One Ruble
 
Signature - N/A
Series - 2007/2012
Watermark - Alexander Vassilyevich Suvorov and electrotype ПРБ
Dimensions - 130mm x 56.5mm
 
Front - A portrait of the Russian General Alexander Vassilyevich Suvorov (b.1730-1800) in military uniform. General Suvorav was a Russian born military hero holding the rank of Field Marshal Generalissimo. He was born in Moscow and joined the army at the age of 17 and was promoted to the rank of colonel when he was 32 years old. By 1787, he was then promoted to the rank of General. During his lifetime, he was involved in at least 57 battles/wars with the majority of these conflicts ending in victory in his favour. He died at the age of 70 years old and was buried in the city of St Petersburg. He was the fourth Generalissimo of Russia. 
 
To the right-hand side where the watermark area is, the commemorative Bank of Pridnestrovie logo is added to the design with the following text printed in red below: 
 
30 ЛЕТ ПРИДНЕСТРОВСКОМУ РУБЛЮ
(30 Years Of The Pridnestrovian Ruble)
 
 
Back - Kitskansk Bridgehead memorial or Chiţcani monument in Chitcani. This monument was built in 1972 (opened 09.05.1972) to commemorate victory against the German invasion during the Second World War in 1944. Chitcani is situated north of Tiraspol, the capital city of Transnistria.

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