Posted on 09/16/2011 8:35:54 AM PDT by marshmallow
Moscow, September 15, Interfax - Depiction of Orthodox crosses appeared on a new 500 ruble banknote issued on September 6.
Official website of the Bank of Russia represents a drawing of the new banknote, on its backside crosses crown churches of the Solovki Monastery. The previous banknote depicted the monastery in its "Soviet" variant without crosses.
Depictions of cupolas and crosses appeared at the banknote after Patriarch Kirill's petition to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, head of the Synodal Department for Church and Society Relations Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin told Interfax-Religion on Thursday.
He reminded that once when the Patriarch visited Solovki a local resident keen on Solovki history and culture came up to him and attracted his attention to this banknote where the monastery is depicted as in times of Solovki reservation camp without cupolas and crosses on the main churches.
"Then that man at the Patriarch's presence drew cupolas and crosses to the churches and urged everyone to do the same. A small public movement has even resulted from it. It was the time when I also drew crosses on this banknote," Father Vsevolod confessed.
He believes it wonderful that today state authorities and the Central Bank took the decision to correct this mistake and "the monastery is depicted in its beautiful site in which pilgrims and tourists see it."
The Russians are putting crosses back on their money, while the US slyly moves “in God we trust” to the sides of its coins so it can’t be seen and wears off easily.
Today 500 rubles is $16 USD. How do you get some if your financial institution doesn’t convert currency?
Today 500 rubles is $16 USD. How do you get some if your financial institution doesn’t convert currency?
Macedonian denars have an image of Jesus on the 500 denar note and an image of the Virgin Mary on the 1,000 denar note. I’m sure the 25+% Muslim population isn’t pleased with that.
Looks like they don’t have Jesus on the 500 denar note anymore, but it was on the money in 2004, when I was there. Also, Archangel Gabriel was on the 50 denar note.
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