Azerbaijan new 50-manat note (B412a) confirmed
2021-02-02
Courtesy of Mehdi Kasumov, Thomas Augustsson, and Harmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de).Read More…
Azerbaijan considering new polymer notes
2019-04-26
According to press reports, the Central Bank of Azerbaijan is considering a switch to polymer banknotes in the future said Chairman Elman Rustamov at a press conference in Baku on 26 April 2019.Read More…
Azerbaijan new 10-manat note (B403a) confirmed
2019-04-08
According to a press release, the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan introduced a new 10-manat note like the preceding issues (B316a), but with the bank’s new name in Azeri, and upgraded security features. Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.Read More…
Azerbaijan new 200-manat note (B407a) confirmed introduced
2018-06-27
According to a press release dated 23 May 2018, the Central Bank of Azerbaijan introduced a new denomination, the 200-manat note designed by Crane Currency in the US and printed by Giesecke & Devrient in Germany. The motif of the notes is “the ‘Heydar Aliyev Center’ constructed to the memoryRead More…
Azerbaijan new date (2017) 1-manat note (B401b) confirmed
2017-10-20
Like B401a, but new date (2017). Prefix F, G.Courtesy of Vadim Tislenko and Thomas Augustsson.Read More…
Azerbaijan new date (2017) 5-manat note (B402b) confirmed
2017-10-17
Like B402a, but new date (2017). Prefix C. Courtesy of Albert Vokhmin.Read More…
Azerbaijan new 100-manat note (B406a) confirmed
2017-02-16
Like B319, but new bank name and new date (2013). Prefix C. Courtesy of Albert Vokhmin.Read More…
Press release: The Banknote Register 2nd edition
2016-10-24
, The Banknote Register: CIS and Baltic Countries1991-2016, General IssuesSecond edition (English) Author: Dmitry Zagorenko (IBNS #11608, General Secretary of the Russian Chapter of IBNS).Editor: Dmitry Litvak (IBNS LM #204, President of the Russian Chapter of IBNS).Format: A4. Weight: 1,5 Kg.Hard cover with pressed gilding and book jacket band.344 full-colorRead More…
Azerbaijan new variety or error notes reported without guilloches
2015-07-29
A frequent contributor to this site has reported a possible error or new variety of Azerbaijan B308, the 100-manat note from 1993. Specifically, the silver guilloche which nomrally appears at upper right on back (bottom) is missing (top). The note with the missing guilloche has serial number A/1 04584505. OtherRead More…
Austrian note printing firm in scandal involving Azerbaijan and Syria
2014-11-16
A Washington Post article dated 15 November 2014 details the allegations of bribery behind Austria’s banknote printing firm, Oesterreichische Banknoten-und Sicherheitsdruck, and its efforts to win bids to produce currency for Azerbaijan and Syria.Read More…