Issued in 2014 following Russia's annexation of Crimea, this piece belongs to a category of privately produced fantasy issues that circulated briefly in Crimean markets during the administrative limbo between Ukrainian withdrawal and full Russian integration. No central bank authorized it. Several small firms produced competing local token series during this window, and distinguishing them by issuer remains genuinely difficult.
Issued in 2014 following Russia's annexation of Crimea, this piece belongs to a category of privately produced fantasy issues that circulated briefly in Crimean markets during the administrative limbo between Ukrainian withdrawal and full Russian integration. No central bank authorized it. Several small firms produced competing local token series during this window, and distinguishing them by issuer remains genuinely difficult.