Russian ruble
E54609
The Russian ruble is the official monetary unit of the Russian Federation, used for everyday transactions, government finances, and international trade involving Russia.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Russian ruble canonical | 144 |
| RUB | 1 |
| Russian 100-ruble banknote (2015 Crimea commemorative issue) | 1 |
| Russian ruble (various issues) | 1 |
| ruble | 1 |
| Российский рубль | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T435990 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Russian ruble Context triple: [Russia, currency, Russian ruble]
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A.
Soviet ruble
The Soviet ruble was the official monetary unit of the USSR, used throughout the Soviet planned economy until the country's dissolution in 1991.
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B.
Russian ruble (Empire)
The Russian ruble (Empire) was the currency of the Russian Empire, used from the early modern period until the 1917 revolution and the subsequent establishment of Soviet monetary systems.
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C.
Belarusian ruble
The Belarusian ruble is the official currency of Belarus, introduced after the country gained independence from the Soviet Union.
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D.
Ukrainian hryvnia
The Ukrainian hryvnia is the national currency of Ukraine, introduced in 1996 to replace the karbovanets and stabilize the country’s post-Soviet economy.
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E.
Kazakhstani tenge
The Kazakhstani tenge is the official currency of Kazakhstan, introduced after the country gained independence from the Soviet Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Russian ruble Target entity description: The Russian ruble is the official monetary unit of the Russian Federation, used for everyday transactions, government finances, and international trade involving Russia.
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A.
Soviet ruble
The Soviet ruble was the official monetary unit of the USSR, used throughout the Soviet planned economy until the country's dissolution in 1991.
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B.
Russian ruble (Empire)
The Russian ruble (Empire) was the currency of the Russian Empire, used from the early modern period until the 1917 revolution and the subsequent establishment of Soviet monetary systems.
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C.
Belarusian ruble
The Belarusian ruble is the official currency of Belarus, introduced after the country gained independence from the Soviet Union.
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D.
Ukrainian hryvnia
The Ukrainian hryvnia is the national currency of Ukraine, introduced in 1996 to replace the karbovanets and stabilize the country’s post-Soviet economy.
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E.
Kazakhstani tenge
The Kazakhstani tenge is the official currency of Kazakhstan, introduced after the country gained independence from the Soviet Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
national currency ⓘ |
| centralBank |
Bank of Russia
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Bank of the Russian Federation
Central Bank of the Russian Federation ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| currencyOf |
Russia
ⓘ
Russian Federation ⓘ
linked to:
Russia
|
| hasBanknoteDenomination |
100 rubles
ⓘ
1000 rubles ⓘ 200 rubles ⓘ 2000 rubles ⓘ 50 rubles ⓘ 500 rubles ⓘ 5000 rubles ⓘ |
| hasCoinDenomination |
1 ruble
ⓘ
10 rubles ⓘ 2 rubles ⓘ 5 rubles ⓘ |
| hasDenomination |
1 ruble
ⓘ
10 rubles ⓘ 100 rubles ⓘ 1000 rubles ⓘ 2 rubles ⓘ 200 rubles ⓘ 2000 rubles ⓘ 5 rubles ⓘ 50 rubles ⓘ 500 rubles ⓘ 5000 rubles ⓘ |
| historicalPredecessor | Soviet ruble ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code |
RUB
ⓘ
linked to:
Russian ruble
|
| legalTenderIn |
Russia
ⓘ
Russian Federation ⓘ
linked to:
Russia
|
| monetaryAuthority | Central Bank of the Russian Federation ⓘ |
| monetaryPolicyRegime | managed float ⓘ |
| officialName |
Russian ruble
ⓘ
Российский рубль ⓘ
linked to:
Russian ruble
|
| peggedTo | no formal peg ⓘ |
| pluralForm |
rubles
ⓘ
рублей ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern Europe
ⓘ
Eurasia ⓘ |
| subunit | kopek ⓘ |
| subunitRatio | 1 ruble = 100 kopeks ⓘ |
| symbol | ₽ ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions in Russia
ⓘ
government finances in Russia ⓘ international trade involving Russia ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Russian federal budget accounting
ⓘ
Russian tax payments ⓘ domestic payments in Russia ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Cyrillic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Russian ruble Description of subject: The Russian ruble is the official monetary unit of the Russian Federation, used for everyday transactions, government finances, and international trade involving Russia.
Referenced by (149)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Russian ruble
subject linked to:
Central Federal District of Russia
linked to: Russian ruble
linked to: Russian ruble
Monument to the Sunken Ships
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imageAppearsOn
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Russian 100-ruble banknote (2015 Crimea commemorative issue)
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linked to: Russian ruble
subject linked to:
EEU