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For additional information on currency exchange, cheque operations and Visa TravelMoney Cash Passport cards please call: +7 (495) 925-80-00

 


The Bank of Moscow performs currency exchange operations with 9 kinds of foreign currencies. The Bank operates with damaged notes of foreign states, accepting them for collection.

Currency exchange rates in the Bank branches in the city of Moscow

Valid as of 07:00, 09.09.2010
09.09.2010
Currency
Purchasing rate of exchange
Selling rate of exchange
Traveller’s
cheques
purchasing
rate
RF CB
exchange rate
USD US dollars 30.65 31.15 30.19 30.8873
EUR Euro 38.90 39.50 38.32 39.2948
GBP GB pounds sterling 46.49 49.08 45.80 47.7641
DKK 10 Danish krones 51.83 55.42 0.00 52.7898
CAD Canadian dollars 28.66 31.08 0.00 29.5318
NOK 10 Norwegian krones 48.50 52.55 0.00 49.8391
SEK 10 Swedish kronas 41.62 44.32 0.00 42.2853
CHF Swiss francs 29.86 32.07 0.00 30.6878
JPY 100 Japanese yens 36.01 38.44 0.00 36.9642

In the Bank branches you can exchange foreign cash currency for US dollars and Euro without conversion into RF roubles.


Cross-rates of currency exchange

Valid as of 07:00, 09.09.2010
09.09.2010
Sale of foreign currencies for US dollars
Purchase of foreign currencies for US dollars
Sale of foreign currencies for Euro
Purchase of foreign currencies for Euro
1 Euro 1.2820 1.2470
1 GB pound sterling 1.5700 1.5120 0.7980 0.8390
Danish krone 5.6500 6.0100 7.2200 7.6700
Canadian dollar 1.0170 1.0800 1.2910 1.3700
Norwegian krone 6.0100 6.3400 7.6500 8.1300
Swedish krona 7.0600 7.4600 9.0100 9.5800
Swiss franc 0.9890 1.0280 1.2420 1.3200
Japanese yen 81.5000 85.4000 103.1000 109.6000

When travelling abroad you have the following options for carrying the money you will require there:

  • In the branches of the Bank of Moscow you can purchase cash US dollars, Euro, GB pounds sterling, Danish krones, Canadian dollars, Norwegian krones, Swedish kronas, Swiss francs, Japanese yens;
  • You can purchase American Express traveller’s cheques — a safe and convenient form to carry money.

As of 20 April 2010 the Bank stops issuing Visa TravelMoney Cash Passport cards.

Visa TravelMoney Cash Passport card holders will be able to cash their cards until and inclusive of 18 July 2010.

The Bank of Moscow sells American Express traveller’s cheques nominated in US dollars and Euro. The commission of the Bank for American Express checks is 0.5%, min 10$, VAT included. Besides, American Express checks nominated in US dollars are sold for roubles at the rate of the Bank with a fixed commission of 10$, VAT included.

Traveller’s cheques are a safe and convenient method of money carriage and in many instances can be used instead of cash. In case of loss or theft traveller’s cheques can be renewed. With the appearance of cheques in Euro the problem of safe travel to most European countries was resolved. Unused traveller’s cheques can be utilized during another trip or exchanged for cash in the branches and subsidiaries of the Bank of Moscow.

The Bank of Moscow purchases Thomas Cook Master Card, Visa International, Citicorp, American Express traveller’s cheques (the commission charged by the Bank branches makes 1.5%, min 5$; the purchase of traveller’s cheques for RF roubles is effected without a commission at the rate of the Bank).

The Bank of Moscow accepts from individuals personal cheques denominated in US dollars, euro, GB pounds sterling for their collection.

A personal cheque is a non-issued security drawn on a certain person by an individual or legal entity abroad and payable by foreign banks.

To submit a cheque for collection you should visit any branch of the Bank bringing with you the cheque and your identity document. The Bank commission makes 2% from the cheque amount, min 350 roubles, which is payable directly at presenting the cheque for collection. In case a foreign bank dishonours the cheque the commission paid to the Bank shall not be refunded.

2.3.
Tariffs for operations with cash and cheques
2.3.1.Cash payment 
2.3.1.1.Payment of pensions, allowances and similar benefits transferred by the bodies authorized to charge, pay and account for the state pensions and social paymentsFree of charge
2.3.1.2.Payment of cash in Russian rubles and foreign currency:  
2.3.1.2.1.Payment of cash received in favour of individuals in non-cash form, including by way of redemption of securities (except for the transfers indicated in pp. 2.3.1.1., 2.3.1.2.2.-2.3.1.2.7 of these Tariffs):  
— up to 1 000 000 rubles inclusive (foreign currency equivalent)* 1% from the payment amount;
— over 1 000 000 rubles to 3 000 000 rubles inclusive (foreign currency equivalent)* 5% from the payment amount;
— over 3 000 000 rubles (foreign currency equivalent)* 10% from the payment amount;
— held in the account for more than 30 calendar days Free of charge
*at defining the commission the money payments are aggregated for the past 30 calendar days.  
2.3.1.2.2.Payment of wages, scholarships and similar amounts received in non-cash form within the framework of contractual relations with  the Bank of Moscow Free of charge
2.3.1.2.3.Payment of cash amounts transferred to the Bank in cash Free of charge
2.3.1.2.4.Cash payment of interest income on deposits and similar amounts effected by the Bank to individuals Free of charge
2.3.1.2.5.Granting of cash credits of the Bank to individuals Free of charge
2.3.1.2.6.Payment of cash amounts received in favour of individuals as proceeds from redemption of investments in unit investment funds at presence of a contract for agency with the Bank of Moscow Free of charge
2.3.1.2.7.Payment of cash amounts received in non-cash form in favour of individuals-borrowers of the Bank in payment for the real property purchased by the borrower using credit facilities within the framework of mortgage/pre-mortgage programs of the Bank Free of charge
2.3.2.Collection of cash foreign currency  
2.3.2.1.Acceptance of cash foreign currency for collection 3%, min 100 rubles
2.3.2.2.Expert examination of bank notes with doubtful authenticity  
2.3.2.2.1.Acceptance for expert examination (drawing up and issue of an expert examination report)Free of charge
2.3.3.Operations with damaged bank notes of foreign states  
2.3.3.1.Purchase of a damaged bank note (bank notes) of a foreign state (group of states) for cash currency of the Russian Federation as instructed by individuals at the current rate of the Bank 3%, min 100 rubles
2.3.3.2.Replacement of a damaged bank note (bank notes) of a foreign state (group of states) by an undamaged bank note (bank notes) of the same foreign state (group of states) 3%, min 100 rubles
2.3.4.Changing of foreign currency  
2.3.4.1.Changing of a bank note (bank notes) of a foreign state (group of states) for bank notes (bank note) of the same foreign state (group of states). 0.5%, min 30 rubles
2.3.5.Operations with cheques  
2.3.5.1.Sale of traveller's cheques for cash currency of the Russian Federation:  
At the current rate of the Bank of Moscow:  
— American Express traveller's cheques in US dollars $ 10, VAT included
At the current rate of the Bank of Moscow:  
— American Express traveller's cheques in other currencies 0.5% from the face value,
min $ 10, VAT included
2.3.5.2.Sale of traveller's cheques for cash foreign currency: 
— American Express traveller's cheques 0.5%, min 10$ , VAT included
2.3.5.3.Purchase of cheques for cash foreign currency  
— in the operation cash department outside front office No.  9 (Radisson-Slavyanskaya hotel) and exchange office No.  8261—17 (Aurora-Marriott hotel) 3% from the face value,
min $ 5
— in other business units of the Bank 1.5% from the face value,
min $ 5
Purchase of cheques for cash currency of the Russian Federation at the current rate of the Bank 0%
2.3.5.5.Collection of traveller's cheques with doubtful authenticity  
2.3.5.5.1.Acceptance for collection of cheques with doubtful authenticity Free of charge
2.3.5.6.Collection of traveller's cheques  
2.3.5.6.1.Acceptance for collection of personal (order) and  traveller's cheques 2.0% from the face value, min 350 rubles plus mail expenses and commissions of foreign banks, if any
2.3.6. Counting and defining the paying capacity of the customer's bank notes 
2.3.6.1.Counting of the customer's bank notes 0.0083% from the recalculation amount
2.3.6.2.Acceptance of bank notes of foreign states (group of states) with doubtful authenticity for their expert examination $ 0.083 – per 1 banknote
2.3.7. Changing of RF currency  
2.3.7.1. Changing of bank notes of the Bank of Russia for bank notes of the Bank of Russia of another face value 1% from the amount, min 30 rubles
2.3.7.2. Changing of coins of the Bank of Russia for bank notes of the Bank of Russia10% from the amount, min 200 rubles
2.3.7.3. Changing of bank notes or coins of the Bank of Russia for coins of the Bank of Russia of another face value 10% from the amount, min 200 rubles

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Attention! Any documents submitted to the Bank must be completed in Russian.
The texts of documents/forms in Russian can be found on our Russian version website.