Currency Geeks Rejoice, Russia Has A New Symbol For The Rouble

Huge numismatic news today out of Russia today. The country has chosen its new currency symbol. Weeks after Russia announced it would crowdsource five symbol options to its citizenry, the Bank of Russia has revealed the new symbol in an "effort to encourage the use of the ruble in international trade and as a potential reserve currency," the Wall Street Journal's Andrey Ostroukh reports. From the Journal: The winner is the Russian letter R—which looks like a P in Latin script—crossed with a...