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The rouble is the currency of Russia. It has been in use for around five centuries.

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Sometimes, the rouble used in Russia was known as the Russian rouble. This is because some other countries also call their currencies roubles.

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In the 1700s, Russian roubles were made with precious metals such as silver, gold and platinum.

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The Russian government began printing paper money until towards the end of the 1700s.

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Russian rouble banknotes today have images of well-known places in Russia, as well as famous people in Russian history.

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The banknotes have modern features that stop them from being copied illegally.

THEY

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The highest amount that appears on a banknote is 5,000 Russian roubles. After that, there are banknotes worth 1,000, 100, 50, 10 and 5 roubles.

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However, there are also 5- and 10-rouble coins, and these are used more commonly than the 5- and 10-rouble banknotes.

COMMONLY

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Because 5-rouble coins are used so often, the government decided to stop printing the 5-rouble banknotes any more.

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