RUB - Russian Ruble

The Russian Ruble is the currency of Russia. Our currency rankings show that the most popular Russian Ruble exchange rate is the RUB to USD rate. The currency code for Russia Ruble is RUB, and the currency symbol is ₽. Below, you'll find Russian Ruble rates and a currency converter.

The Ruble has been the currency of Russia for approximately 500 years; it has been used in various countries throughout its history. There have been different versions of the ruble due to the various changes in the currency's value.

	Years	Description of the Ruble
First ruble	1500s-1921	The ruble remained the official currency of Russia until 1921, when it dramatically fell in value In 1710, the ruble was given its first subdivision, kopeks, with 100 kopeks making up one ruble Used a bimetallic standard of gold and silver In 1885, a new standard was adopted and the ruble was pegged to the French franc at a rate of 1 ruble to 4 francs
Second ruble	1921-1922	A redenomination was set at a rate of 1 new to 10,000 old rubles Chervonets were also used starting in 1922
Third ruble	1923-1924	The Soviet Union issued a redenomination at a rate of 1 new to 100 old rubles
Fourth ruble	1924-1947	Known as the gold ruble, the fourth version was issued at a rate of 50 000 old to 1 new ruble
Fifth ruble	1947-1961	Following World War II, another redenomination was set at a rate of 10 old to 1 new ruble
Sixth ruble	1961-1997	Based on the 1947 reform, another redenomination was set After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia continued to use the ruble, replacing old banknotes
Seventh ruble	1998-present	In 1998, another redenomination was set at a rate of 1 new to 1,000 old rubles That year, six months after the Russian financial crisis, the RUB lost 70% of its value against the US dollar In 2010, Russia and China decided to use their national currencies for joint trade

Russian Ruble Stats

Name	Russian Ruble
Symbol	₽
Minor unit	1/100 = kopek
Minor unit symbol	к.
Top RUB conversion	RUB to USD
Top RUB chart	RUB to USD chart

Russian Ruble Profile

Coins	Freq used: к.10, к.50, ₽1, ₽2, ₽5 Rarely used: к.1, к.5, ₽10
Bank notes	Freq used: ₽50, ₽100, ₽500, ₽1000, ₽5000 Rarely used: ₽10, ₽5, ₽200, ₽2000
Central bank	Bank of Russia
Users	Russia, Tajikistan

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Live Currency Rates

Currency	Rate	Change
EUR / USD	1.08720	▲
GBP / EUR	1.18513	▼
USD / JPY	152.030	▼
GBP / USD	1.28848	▼
USD / CHF	0.863840	▼
USD / CAD	1.39116	▼
EUR / JPY	165.288	▼
AUD / USD	0.657638	▲

Central Bank Rates

Currency	Interest Rate
JPY	-0.10%
CHF	1.75%
EUR	4.50%
USD	5.50%
CAD	5.00%
AUD	4.35%
NZD	5.50%
GBP	5.25%