10 Roubles

Transnistria's paper currency has always operated in a strange political limbo — the Transnistrian Rouble is issued by a central bank of a state recognized by no UN member. The 2000 series, of which this note is part, replaced an earlier coinage-based system that itself had replaced Soviet-era coupon money. The progression happened fast, inside a decade, driven by the frozen-conflict economy that followed the 1992 war with Moldova.

The security specification for this denomination is modest — watermark and thread only, no optically variable features — consistent with a low-value note in a low-volume print run serving a population of roughly half a million.