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Belarusian ruble
беларускі рубель (Belarusian)
белорусский рубль (Russian) |
 |
 |
| National Bank of Belarus, 1992 50 kapeek reverse |
500 rublei (2000) |
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| ISO 4217 Code |
BYR |
| User(s) |
 Belarus |
| Inflation |
7% |
| Source |
The World Factbook, 2006 est. |
| Pegged with |
U.S. dollar = Br 2135 |
| Subunit |
|
| 1/100 |
kapeyka |
| Symbol |
 |
| Plural |
The language(s) of this currency belong(s) to the Slavic languages. There is more than one way to construct plural forms. See article. |
| Coins |
None |
| Banknotes |
|
| Freq. used |
10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10 000, 20 000, 50 000, 100 000 rublei |
| Central bank |
National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
| Website |
www.nbrb.by |
The ruble (Belarusian: рубель, plural forms: рублі and рублёў) is the currency of Belarus. The symbol for the ruble is Br and the ISO 4217 code is BYR. It is divided into 100 kapeek (капеек, singular: kapeyka).
[edit] History
[edit] First ruble, 1992–2000
From the collapse of the Soviet Union until May of 1992, the Soviet ruble circulated Belarus. New Russian banknotes also circulated in Belarus but they were replaced by notes issued by the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus in May 1992.[1] The first post-Soviet Belarusian ruble was assigned the ISO code BYB and replaced the Soviet currency at the rate of 1 Belarusian ruble = 10 Soviet rublei. It took about two years before the ruble became the official currency of the country.[1]
[edit] Second ruble, 2000-
In 2000, a second ruble was introduced (ISO code BYR), replacing the first at a rate of 1 new ruble = 1000 old rublei. This was redenomination with 3 zeros chopped off. Only banknotes have been issued, with the only coins issued being commemoratives for collectors.[1]
[edit] Monetary integration with Russia
From the beginning of his presidency, Alexander Lukashenko began to suggest the idea of integration with Russian Federation and to undertake steps in this direction. From the beginning, there was also an idea of introducing a united currency for the Union of Russia and Belarus. Art. 13 of the 1999 "Treaty of Creation of the Union State of Russia and Belarus" foresaw a unified currency. Discussions about the Union currency has continued past the 2005 implementation goal set by both nations.[2] Starting in 2008, the Central Bank of the Republic of Belarus announced that the ruble will be tied to the United States dollar instead of the Russian ruble.[3]
[edit] Banknotes
[edit] First ruble
In 1992, banknotes were introduced in denominations of 50 kapeek, 1, 3, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 and 5000 rublei. These were followed by 20,000 rublei in 1994, 50,000 rublei in 1995, 100,000 rublei in 1996, 500,000 rublei in 1998 and 1 and 5 million rublei in 1999.
[edit] Second ruble
In 2000, notes were introduced in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000 and 5000 rublei. In 2001, higher denominations of 10,000, 20,000 and 50,000 rublei were introduced, followed by 100,000 rublei in 2005. There are no coins or banknotes issued in kapeek.
| 2000 Series[1] |
| Image |
Value |
Dimensions |
Main Color |
Description |
Date of |
| Obverse |
Reverse |
Obverse |
Reverse |
printing |
issue |
annul |
 |
 |
1 ruble |
110 x 60 mm |
Green |
The building of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus |
Denomination in figures |
2000 |
January 1, 2000 |
January 1, 2004 |
 |
 |
5 rublei |
Rose-red |
View of the Trayetskaye Pradmyestsye in Minsk |
July 1, 2005 |
 |
 |
10 rublei |
Light blue |
The building of the National Library of Belarus |
|
 |
 |
20 rublei |
150 x 69 mm |
Olive-yellow |
The building of the National Bank of Belarus |
The interior of the building of the National Bank of Belarus |
|
 |
 |
50 rublei |
Orange-red |
The Holmsk Gate - fragment of the Memorial Brest Hero-Fortress |
The main entrance to the Memorial Brest Hero-Fortress |
|
 |
 |
100 rublei |
Light green |
The National Academic Great Opera and Ballet House of Belarus in Minsk |
Scene from ballet "Favourite" by E.A. Hlebau |
|
 |
 |
500 rublei |
150 x 74 mm |
Light brown |
The Republican Trade Unions' Palace of Culture in Minsk |
Architectural decorations on the Republican Palace of Culture of Belarus |
|
 |
 |
1000 rublei |
Light blue |
The National Museum of Arts of Belarus in Minsk |
Fragment of the picture "Portrait of the wife with flowers and fruits" by I. Khrutski |
|
 |
 |
5000 rublei |
Light violet |
The Palace of Sports in Minsk |
Image of the "Raubichy" sporting complex |
|
 |
 |
10 000 rublei |
Pink |
Panorama of Viciebsk city |
Summer amphitheatre in Viciebsk |
April 16, 2001 |
|
 |
 |
20 000 rublei |
Grey |
Rumiancev's and Paskevich's palace in Homyel |
A view of the palace from A. Idzkouski's picture in Homyel |
2002 |
|
 |
 |
50 000 rublei |
Sky blue |
A castle in the settlement of Mir, Karelichy district, Hrodna Voblast |
Decorative collage of architectural elements of Mir Castle |
December 20, 2002 |
|
 |
 |
100 000 rublei |
Orange |
The Radziwills' Castle in the town of Niasvizh |
View of the Radziwills' Castle in Niasvizh from a painting by the Belarusian artist Napaleon Orda |
July 15, 2005 |
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| These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimeter, a Wikipedia standard for world banknotes. For table standards, see the banknote specification table. |
[edit] Historical exchange rates
Current BYR exchange rates
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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