Deputy Governor of the Central Bank Sergei Belov said in an interview with the newspaper that the All-Russian “Money Week” was held in Russia for the first time at the end of September. “News”. He noted that previously such actions were carried out only in certain regions.
Belov explained that a large number of coins remained in people’s piggy banks and credit institutions were taking their own measures to return them to circulation. In different regions, special promotions are periodically held, traditionally called “Money Week” (duration may vary); During this period, you can exchange coins for banknotes without commission.
Deputy Governor of the Central Bank stated that the regulatory body supports such events and noted that this year “Coin Week” took place almost simultaneously in all regions. As a bonus, participants were offered a new one hundred ruble bill and commemorative coins.
According to the press service of the Central Bank, approximately 3 thousand branches of 186 banks participated in the action.
“As a result of the event, more than 20 million coins worth approximately 83 million rubles were returned to circulation. Their total weight was 87 tons. The most active were citizens who distributed coins in denominations of 1, 2, 5 and 10 rubles. The Central Bank stated that these denominations constitute 76 percent of the total collected fund volume.
Formerly Bank of Russia stated about reducing the number of fake rubles. Federal Security Service at the end of March discovered Large-scale production of counterfeit banknotes with a face value of ₽5 thousand. According to operators, the criminal group printed about 1 billion rubles a year.
Previously in Britain asked The residents of the region demanded that they return the ancient coins given to them.