Sakhalin Island issued a series of local collector tokens in the 2010s under a regional novelty program — these are not legal tender of the Russian Federation and carry no monetary authority from the Central Bank of Russia. The "Sakhalin rouble" issues were produced as souvenirs tied to the island's identity as a historically contested territory, passing between Russian and Japanese control multiple times before Soviet annexation in 1945.
Sakhalin Island issued a series of local collector tokens in the 2010s under a regional novelty program — these are not legal tender of the Russian Federation and carry no monetary authority from the Central Bank of Russia. The "Sakhalin rouble" issues were produced as souvenirs tied to the island's identity as a historically contested territory, passing between Russian and Japanese control multiple times before Soviet annexation in 1945.