Kazakhstan new signature 1,000-tenge note (B130b) confirmed
2014-10-13
Like B130a, but new signature. Prefix ДЖ. Courtesy of Ömer Yalçinkaya (omeryalcinkayacollectionshop on eBay).Read More…
Azerbaijan new 250- and 500-manat notes due “in near future”
2014-08-19
According to an article in Azernews dated 19 August 2014, First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) Alim Guliyev told journalists that the government is planning to put new 250- and 500-manat banknotes into circulation in the near future, “to improve the effectiveness of banknote circulation andRead More…
Kazakhstan new signature 5,000-tenge note (B141b) confirmed
2014-08-11
Like B141a, but new signature (Kelimbetov). Courtesy of Arsentij Khonin.Read More…
Kazakhstan new signature 10,000-tenge note (B142b) confirmed
2014-07-18
Like B142a, but new signature (Kelimbetov). Courtesy of Vadim Tislenko and Ömer Yalçinkaya (omeryalcinkayacollectionshop on eBay).Read More…
Kazakhstan 1,000-tenge note (B144a) named IBNS Bank Note of the Year 2013
2014-05-21
The International Bank Note Society (IBNS) announces that its voting membership has again selected the National Bank of Kazakhstan to receive its prestigious “Bank Note of the Year” Award for 2013. Facing stiff competition as always from the nearly 50 newly designed banknotes released worldwide in 2013, the 1000 TengeRead More…
Kazakhstan new 20,000-tenge note (B143a) postponed
2013-12-19
According to an article on Kapital.kz dated 18 December 2013, the National Bank of Kazakhstan has decided not to introduce a 20,000-tenge note (B143a) at this time due to fears of inflation. At present the largest denomination is the 10,000-tenge note (US$65).Courtesy of Cleophas Elmakias Schockemohle.Read More…
Kazakhstan new 1,000-tenge Kultegin commemorative note (B144a) confirmed
2013-12-12
According to a press release dated 12 December 2013, “In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No.2155 of 30 March 1995 “On the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan”, the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan, based on the decision of the Management Board ofRead More…
Russia new 100-ruble Olympic commemorative confirmed
2013-11-18
, According to a press release dated 30 October 2013, Bank of Russia has begun issuing 20 million 100-ruble notes commemorating the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi. The new notes are legal tender and will circulate in parallel with existing notes of theRead More…
Azerbaijan bank denies images of new note family are real
2013-08-16
According to an official Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan press release dated 15 August 2013, “pictures of banknotes of 1,5,10, 20, 50, and 100 manat, that reflect portraits of prominent thinkers, statesmen and scientists of Azerbaijan, have been posted in social networks. These pictures presented as a newRead More…
Uzbekistan new 5,000-som note (B213a) confirmed
2013-08-07
, The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has issued a 5,000-som banknote on 1 July 2013, surpassing the 1,000-som note (B212) introduced in 2001 as the largest denomination. Since 1940, the Uzbek language has been written in Cyrillic script, but following the break-up of the Soviet Union, Latin script has beenRead More…