Ruble
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The ruble or rouble is a unit of currency. It is currently the currency unit of Belarus, Russia, and Transnistria, and was the currency unit of several other countries, notably countries influenced by Russia/the Soviet Union. The word "ruble" is derived from the Russian verb рубить, rubit, i.e., to chop. Historically, "ruble" was a piece of a certain weight chopped off a silver ingot (grivna), hence the name. One ruble is divided into 100 kopeks or copecks. The following articles contain more information (list may not contain all historical rubles, especially rubles issued by sub-national entities):
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- Belarusian ruble
- Russian ruble (contains information about the ruble of the Soviet time)
- Transnistrian ruble