32 mm diameter, 14.14 g, silver 92.5%, flat edge denomination "100 RUBLEI" (Cyrillic), coat of arms of the self proclaimed republic of Transnistria (bearing hammer and sickle), inscription "PRIDNESTROVSKII RESPUBLIKANSKII BANK" (Cyrillic) meaning "[TRANS] NISTRIAN REPUBLICAN BANK", year 2005, at left mintmarks, at right Ag 925, the silver fineness

a open book, on the left page the flag of self-proclaimed Transnistrian Republic, in enamel, with red and green colors, on the right page inscription CONSTITUTZIA, under the book years 1995-2005 and a laurel wreath, inscription · 10 LET CONSTITUTZII · PRIDNESTROVSKOI MOLDAVSKOI RESPUBLIKI (all inscriptions are in Russian, with Cyrillic letters) meaning "10 YEARS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE MOLDAVIAN [TRANS]NISTRIAN REPUBLIC Mintage: 500 coins

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Because Transnistrian coins are held in their pockets and used as such by Romanian speaking Romanians on their native land.