New Transnistria coins Year of the Fiery Monkey

New Transnistria coins Year of the Fiery Monkey
New Transnistria coins Year of the Fiery Monkey

The Transnistria Republican Bank has put into circulation  and  coins "Year of the Fiery Monkey" from  coin series. Coins are issued in circulation from December 8th 2015.

Specifications of 1 rouble coin

Mintage:  50000
Face value:  1 rouble
Material:  Nickel plated steel
Weight:  4.65g
Diameter:  22mm
Type:  Commemorative circulation coin
Edge:  Plain
 

The obverse: in the center - the State Emblem of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic; along the rim - the inscription: at the top - «ПРИДНЕСТРОВСКИЙ РЕСПУБЛИКАНСКИЙ БАНК» (Transnistrian Republican Bank), at the bottom - the Year of issue "2015"; at the bottom under the arms - the denomination «1 РУБЛЬ» (1 ruble.).  

The reverse: in the center - image sitting on the rocks with a snub-nosed monkey cub of  China; Left in the background - a fragment of a Chinese landscape; above - hieroglyph symbol of 2016; at the top - the inscription "ГОД ОГНЕННОЙ ОБЕЗЬЯНЫ" (Year of the Fiery Monkey) at the bottom - the inscription "2016".

 
Specifications of 100 roubles silver coin:
 
Denomination: 100 roubles 
Alloy: 925 silver
Quality: proof-like 
Diameter: 32 mm. 
Weight: 13.87 gr. 
Mintage: 250 pcs. 
The edge - smooth.
 

The obverse: there is an image of the State Emblem Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublika in the centre, circled by an inscription "ПРИДНЕСТРОВСКИЙ РЕСПУБЛИКАНСКИЙ БАНК" (Pridnestrovskiy Respublikanskiy Bank) in Cyrillic above the image along the edging and an inscription "100 РУБЛЕЙ" (100 rubles) in Cyrillic. An inscription «2014» left - the logo of the manufacturer, the state hallmark, right - designation of metal alloy.  

The reverse: in the center - the stylized image of sitting on the rocks with a snub-nosed monkey cub of China; Left in the background - a fragment of a Chinese landscape; above - hieroglyph symbol of 2016; at the top - the inscription "ГОД ОГНЕННОЙ ОБЕЗЬЯНЫ" (Year of the Fiery Monkey) at the bottom - the inscription "2016".

 
Source of information: Trans-Dniester Republican Bank www.cbpmr.net