Russia puts Crimea on new bank note Russia on Thursday presented a new bank note that shows images of Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014. The note, worth 200 rubles ($3.50), shows a naval memorial in the city of Sevastopol, where Russia's Black Sea fleet is based, and UNESCO-protected Greek and Roman ruins at nearby Chersonesus. The design also includes a map of the peninsula.