Tajikistan new sig/date (2021) 200-somoni note (B220b) confirmed
2021-12-27
Like B220a, but new signatures (Rakhmon/Hikmatullo) and new date (2021). Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Tajikistan new 100-somoni note (B219.5a) confirmed
2021-12-25
B219.5 (PNL): 100 somoni (US$10) Brown, blue, yellow, red, and green. Front: Tajik text; coat of arms; Ismoil Somoni, founder of the first centralized state; bank logo as registration device. Back: English and Tajik text; bank logo; Kohi Navruz (КОХИ НАВУЗ); flag. Holographic stripe with Ismoil Somoni, denomination, and coatRead More…
Uzbekistan new 100,000-som note (B222a) confirmed
2021-12-21
According to a press release, the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan planned to introduce a new 100,000-som note on 22 December 2021. B222 (PNL): 100,000 so’m (som) (US$11) Yellow, orange, green, pink, and brown. Front: Uzbek text; minaret of Ichan Qal’a museum as registration device; Ichan Qal’a museumRead More…
Uzbekistan new 50,000-som note (B221a) confirmed
2021-12-21
According to a press release, the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan planned to introduce a new 50,000-som note on 22 December 2021. The images in the press release had an error in the caption on the front which has subsequently been corrected on the issued notes. B221 (PNL):Read More…
Azerbaijan new 20-manat note (B411a) reported for introduction in February 2022
2021-12-08
Courtesy of Mehdi Kasumov.Read More…
Kazakhstan new 20,000-tenge note (B152a) confirmed introduced on 01.12.2021
2021-12-08
On this note commemorating the 30th anniversary of independence, the country name is transliterated as Qazaqstan. B152 (PNL): 20,000 теңге (tenge) (US$52) Gray. Front (vertical): Kazakh text; national emblem; President Nursultan Äbishuly Nazarbayev hologram; Mangilik El monumental arch; flying doves and Kazakh Eli monument in Astana; flag. Back: Kazakh text;Read More…
Azerbaijan 50-manat note (B412a) wins Excellence in Holography Awards 2021
2021-11-25
This note was honored with the Best Applied Security Product award at the Excellence in Holography Awards 2021 for its use of Louisenthal’s RollingStar LEAD Mix.Read More…
Azerbaijan new 500-manat commemorative note confirmed
2021-11-24
According to a press release dated 4 November 2021, this 500-manat note commemorates the first anniversary of “the historic Victory of the Azerbaijani Army in the 44-day Patriotic War of 2020 under the leadership of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces,” and President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, IlhamRead More…
Uzbekistan new 10,000-som note (B219a) confirmed
2021-09-07
B219 (PNL): 10,000 so’m (som) (US$1.05) Blue, purple, and pink. Front: Uzbek text; denomination in gold-to-green OVI; Tashkent gate as registration device; Ko’kaldosh Madrasasi in Tashkent; caravan routes on map of Uzbekistan; textile patterns; coat of arms. Back: Uzbek text; Shoshtepa archaeological monument; 10th-century tray (lyagan) and jug from Tashkent;Read More…
Uzbekistan new 5,000-som note (B218a) confirmed
2021-09-07
B218 (PNL): 5,000 so’m (som) (US$0.55) Green, brown, and blue. Front: Uzbek text; denomination in magenta-to-green OVI; winged leopard as registration device; Sherdor Madrasasi in Samarqand; caravan routes on map of Uzbekistan; textile patterns; coat of arms. Back: Uzbek text; Afrosiyob archaeological monument; 10th-century tray and jug from Afrosiab; wingedRead More…