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Russian ruble

A branching history of ruble accounts and their successors.

12in use today
23dated histories in this lineage

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DocumentedQualified or openRead the connections as text
149716001700180018501900195020002026CURRENT CURRENCIES / CONTINUATIONSFinnish markka → Euro · 1999 · DocumentedEstonian kroon → Euro · 2011 · Documented · Later adoption into an existing currencyLatvian lats → Euro · 2014 · Documented · Later adoption into an existing currencyLithuanian litas → Euro · 2015 · Documented · Later adoption into an existing currencyRussian ruble → Estonian kroon · 1992 · DocumentedRussian ruble → Latvian ruble · 1992 · DocumentedRussian ruble → Lithuanian talonas · 1992 · DocumentedRussian ruble → Armenian dram · 1993 · DocumentedRussian ruble → Azerbaijani manat · 1992–1994 · DocumentedRussian ruble → Belarusian ruble · 1992–1994 · DocumentedRussian ruble → Kyrgyzstani som · 1993 · DocumentedRussian ruble → Kazakhstani tenge · 1993 · DocumentedRussian ruble → Turkmen manat · 1993 · DocumentedRussian ruble → Finnish markka · 1860–1863 · QualifiedRussian ruble → Ukrainian karbovanets · 1992 · DocumentedRussian ruble → Georgian coupon · 1993 · DocumentedRussian ruble → Uzbekistani sum-coupon · 1993–1994 · DocumentedRussian ruble → Tajikistani ruble · 1995 · DocumentedRussian ruble → Moldovan cupon · 1993 · DocumentedRussian ruble → Latvian ruble · 1920 · Documented · Later adoption into an existing currencyRussian ruble · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1497–1999. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.RUBRussian rubleRussian rubleFinnish markka · Dated evidence: 1860–2002. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Finnish markkaLatvian ruble · Dated evidence: 1920–1922. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Latvian rubleLatvian lats · Dated evidence: 1922–1941. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Latvian latsAzerbaijani manat · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1992–2006. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.AZNAzerbaijani manatBelarusian ruble · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1992–2016. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.BYNBelarusian rubleEstonian kroon · Dated evidence: 1992–2011. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Estonian kroonLatvian ruble · Dated evidence: 1992–1993. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Latvian rubleLithuanian talonas · Dated evidence: 1992–1993. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Lithuanian talonasUkrainian karbovanets · Dated evidence: 1992–1996. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Ukrainian karbovanetsLatvian lats · Dated evidence: 1993–2014. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Latvian latsLithuanian litas · Dated evidence: 1993–2015. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Lithuanian litasArmenian dram · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1993. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.AMDArmenian dramGeorgian coupon · Dated evidence: 1993–1995. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Georgian couponKazakhstani tenge · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1993. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.KZTKazakhstani tengeKyrgyzstani som · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1993. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.KGSKyrgyzstani somMoldovan leu · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1993. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.MDLMoldovan leuMoldovan cupon · Dated evidence: 1993. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Moldovan cuponTurkmen manat · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1993. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.TMTTurkmen manatUzbekistani sum-coupon · Dated evidence: 1993–1994. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Uzbekistani sum-couponUzbekistani sum · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1994. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.UZSUzbekistani sumGeorgian lari · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1995. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.GELGeorgian lariTajikistani ruble · Dated evidence: 1995–2000. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Tajikistani rubleUkrainian hryvnia · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1996. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.UAHUkrainian hryvniaTajikistani somoni · Current currency. Dated evidence: 2000. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.TJSTajikistani somoniLatvian ruble → Latvian lats · 1922 · DocumentedLatvian ruble → Latvian lats · 1993 · DocumentedLithuanian talonas → Lithuanian litas · 1993 · DocumentedGeorgian coupon → Georgian lari · 1995 · DocumentedMoldovan cupon → Moldovan leu · 1993 · DocumentedUzbekistani sum-coupon → Uzbekistani sum · 1994 · DocumentedUkrainian karbovanets → Ukrainian hryvnia · 1996 · DocumentedTajikistani ruble → Tajikistani somoni · 2000 · DocumentedThe same euro identity, following Finnish markka · 1999EUREuroThe same euro identity, following Estonian kroon · 2011EUREuroThe same euro identity, following Latvian lats · 2014EUREuroThe same euro identity, following Lithuanian litas · 2015EUREuro

Connected currencies from other lineages appear as context and are excluded from the lineage count. Historical track lengths follow dated evidence and connections; they do not establish complete lifetimes. Every euro endpoint represents the same currency.

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