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

statue of Ukrainian poet and artist Taras Shevchenko, years 1930 and 2005, on the background the main building of the University of Tiraspol, inscription "75 LET" meaning "75 YEARS", a laurel twig, circular inscription "PRIDNESTROVSKII GOSUDARSTVENNYI UNIVERSITET IM. T.G. ªEVCENKO" (in Russian, with Cyrillic letters) meaning "[Trans]NISTRIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (NAMED) T.G. SHEVCHENKO Mintage: 500 coins

Near the year positioning two small signs are placed, detailed in the nearby picture. One of them is the monogram MMD, that shows that the coin was struck at Moscow. MMD is a short for Moskovskii Monetnyi Dvor, meaning Moscow Mint. The second sign is a medalion with a female face. The meaning of the face is unknown to us.

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Why Transnistrian Coins on Romanian Coins?

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