Moldovan cupon
Moldovan cupon: a historical unit of account.
- Dates in use
- Introduction uncertain; ended 1993
- Ancestry branch
- Russian ruble
Where this money came from
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The story
Moldovan lei replaced the temporary cupon currency in 1993. [1]
Moldovan coupons served as a de facto national currency by July; on 29 November the leu was introduced and cash, accounts and deposits were converted at 1 leu per 1, 000 coupons. [2]
Cash and accounts converted to leu at 1, 000:1 beginning 29 November; leu became sole legal payment medium at 18:00 on 2 December 1993. [3]
Sources and evidence
- Republic of Moldova cultural heritage register · Bancnotă 1000 cupoane C1107 ↗
- James Haley and Ghiath Shabsigh · Monitoring Financial Stabilization in Moldova: The Role of Monetary Policy, Institutional Factors and Statistical Anomalies, IMF PPAA/94/25 (December 1994); President of Moldova; reproduced by Moldpres state news agency · Decree of 24 November 1993 introducing the national currency, quoted in 29 noiembrie 1993 (2021) C1498 ↗
- President of Moldova; reproduced by Moldpres state news agency · Decree of 24 November 1993 introducing the national currency, quoted in 29 noiembrie 1993 (2021); James Haley and Ghiath Shabsigh · Monitoring Financial Stabilization in Moldova: The Role of Monetary Policy, Institutional Factors and Statistical Anomalies, IMF PPAA/94/25 (December 1994) C1732 ↗
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“Moldovan cupon.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000355.html