The International Bank Note Society (IBNS) announces that its voting membership has selected the National Bank of Kazakhstan to receive its prestigious “Bank Note of the Year” Award for 2011. Facing stiff competition as always from almost 100 new banknotes released worldwide in 2011, the 10,000 Tenge denomination Kazakhstani noteRead More…
Like B315a, but with new date, and the issuer’s name changed from Azərbaycan Milli Bankı (National Bank of Azerbaijan) to Azərbaycan Mərkəzi Bankı (Central Bank of Azerbaijan). To date, only the 1- and 5-manat denominations have been confirmed with the new bank name. B402 (P32): 5 manat (US$2.95) Orange. Front:Read More…
According to an article on APA dated 8 May 2012, Chairman Elman Rustamov has said that the Central Bank of Azerbaijan is currently designing new 150-, 200-, and 500-manat banknotes for issuance in the coming years. Currently the largest denomination is the 100-manat note (B319a).Read More…
According to an Armenian News-NEW.am article dated 29 February 2012, the Central Bank of Armenia will introduce new 5,000- and 10,000-dram notes in the coming months. Images of the new notes were not made available due to security measures, but there will not be many changes between the new andRead More…
, 500 rubles (US$16.65), 2010. Introduced 6 September 2011. Like P271 but with the following changes: The color and styling of the front and back of the partially modified. Dated 2010 at bottom left front. Embedded security fibers in paper. Wide windowed security thread. Tactile elements for the sight impaired.Read More…
On 7 January 2012, the ҚАЗАҚСТАН ҰЛТТЫҚ БАНКІ (National Bank of Kazakhstan) issued a press release in Kazakh regarding a new 5,000-tengé (US$34) note dated 2011. B141 (P38): 5,000 tengé Red, blue, yellow, and green. Front (vertical): Kazakh text; national emblem; Independence Palace in Astana; stylized snow leopards; flying dovesRead More…
, 5,000 rubles (US$166), 2010 (date appears vertically below serial number at left front). Introduced 6 September 2011. Like P273 but with the following changes: The color and styling of the front and back of the partially modified. Dated 2010 at bottom left front. Embedded security fibers in paper. WideRead More…
According to an article on The Moscow News dated 23 December 2011, Georgry Luntovsksy, the head of the Bank of Russia, has acknowledged, “In the fourth quarter [of 2011] we once again began printing the paper 10 ruble note, as banks had begun to complain of a deficit of theRead More…
According to a News.am article dated 29 September 2011, the Central Bank of Armenia plans to issue a new 1,000-dram (US$2.67) banknote dated 2011 like the preceding issues dated 2001 (B310), but with a holographic stripe at left front. The note is printed without imprint by Enschede on paper producedRead More…
, There may be a new variety for the 10,000-manat note dated 1999, listed in The Banknote Book as TMB B6 (P13). As you can see from the scans above, there is a crescent moon and five stars in optically variable ink at upper left front. On the earlier issueRead More…