This One Time In Russia...: Money, Money, Money.....MONEY

So I haven't actually done anything in the last two weeks. This last weekend was our first weekend without an excursion and how do I spend it? Staying out late and feeling sick on Saturday (uh-hmm).
Thus, I thought I'd take some time to discuss money.
The Ruble is the currency of the Russian Federation. There are 100 kopeks per ruble and we've been lucky so far as the ruble has been hovering around 32 rubles per dollar for a couple weeks. Banknotes come in 10p, 50p, 100p, 500p, 1000p, and 5000p. 5000 ruble notes are the most unfortunate things ever, unless of course, you plan on purchasing something costing more than 4500p. This is because it's really quite difficult to break the larger notes without getting yelled at or at the very least, dirty looks and glares. The only reliable place to break a 5000 is the metro, where you can usually buy 4 tokens and get the rest back as change (4900p). 1000p notes are also inconvenient, but to a lesser extent. I personally hate the 10p note, but good news, the government is phasing them out with coins!
As far as coins go, there is a 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p, 50k, 10k, 5k, and 1k. The 1 and 5 kopeck coins are completely phased out and stores now use a system of Swedish rounding. The other kopeck coins are the most useless things ever. I hate them. I have a bag full of them on my desk and I don't know what to do with them. You try using them at a store and you get told by the cashier "Don't bother" or "Не надо". But then, when you don't have them, you're suddenly expected to. You can't win. Either way, project "Spend Kopecks" needs to begin soon lest I come home with pounds and pounds of coins!

Note: I have found 4 1k coins so far, on the ground. If you want to find one of your own, you need to stalk wedding parties as they are commonly thrown at the happy couple to, I'm guessing, bring wealth or something. But, I think superstition is dumb so I have no problems cleaning up them to satisfy my numismatic interests. I found the 5k on a ledge and I find like 5 10k coins every day.
Here are some pics of money. Might upload some more later.