Russian Ruble in Uruguayan Peso

RUB Russian Ruble

Country of application:
Russia

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10 rubles.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000 rubles.

History reference:
The Russian ruble is the monetary unit of the Russian Federation. In the current territory of Russia, the ruble has been used as a means of payment since the thirteenth century. There was an opinion ...that the expression "ruble" came from another verb "cut". However, today it has been proven that the ruble, for some reason, owes its name to the ancient technology of coin production. At first, the ruble was in the form of a coin with a certain amount of precious metal. But in 1769, the first paper money appeared. On modern Russian banknotes, architectural monuments of different cities of the country are depicted: on the front side of the banknote with a face value of 5 thousand - a monument to Muravyov-Amursky in Khabarovsk, on the back - a bridge across the Amur

UYU Uruguayan Peso

Country of application:
Uruguay

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10 dollars.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000 dollars.

History reference:
The Uruguayan peso is the official currency of Uruguay. The territory of Uruguay is almost completely covered by the South American rainforest jungle. Agricultural plantations extend only in the coas...tal regions, and it is in these regions that the main population of the country is concentrated. From the south and east, the territory of the country is washed by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, and the Gulf of La Plata in particular. The total area of Uruguay is slightly more than 176 thousand square kilometers. In 1840, the minting of Uruguayan coins began. On June 23, 1862, the National Bank of Uruguay was founded and the Uruguayan peso, equal to 100 centesimos, was officially announced as the currency. The gold content of the peso is set at 1.556419 grams of pure gold. The minting of peso coins began in 1869, the issuance of National Bank notes in 1887. Until 1896, banknotes were also issued by private banks (Commercial Bank, English Bank of Rio de la Plata, Italian Bank, Italo-Eastern Bank, Eastern Bank, Salto Bank, etc.) and the government. Since 1896, banknotes have been issued only by the central bank of Uruguay.