Ruble sign
ruble sign (U+20BD): currency symbol, official (Russia)
The ruble sign, ₽, is the currency sign used for the Russian ruble, the official currency of Russia. It is based on the Cyrillic capital letter "Р", the initial letter of ruble (рубль). The design was approved by the Central Bank of Russia on 11 December 2013.
In Russia, the ruble sign follows the value and is separated by a space; outside Russia, it may be written without a space and precede the value (e.g., 100 ₽ or ₽100).
History
During the Russian Empire, a ruble currency symbol was in use between the 16th and 18th centuries. It consisted of the Cyrillic letters "Р" (rotated 90° counter-clockwise) and "У" placed above it, and was written above the numerical amount. The symbol fell out of use during the 19th century. In the later Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, no official currency symbol was used, and abbreviations such as "R" and "руб." remained in use.
In 1999, the newspaper Kommersant, in cooperation with the Portfolio Club, organised a "Ruble Sign" competition initiated by Pyotr Bankov. The results of this contest later served as a reference point for subsequent design efforts.
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