Tajikistan new date (2022) 500-somoni note (B221c) confirmed
2023-08-01
Like B222b, but new date (2022). Courtesy of Alex Zlotin and Mikhail Plakhov.Read More…
Kyrgyzstan new 1,000-som note (B240a) confirmed
2023-04-28
B240 (PNL): 1,000 сом (som) (US$14) Gray-green. Front: Kyrgyz text; ornament with denomination in gold-to-jade OVI; poet Jusup Balasagyn; mountains; diamond pattern as registration device. Back: Kyrgyz text; diamond pattern; Takhti Sulaiman, ancient architectural monument; Sulaiman Mountain. RAPID HD Detect windowed security thread. Watermark: Jusup Balasagyn with electrotype 1000. Printer:Read More…
Kyrgyzstan new 500-som note (B239a) confirmed
2023-04-28
B239 (PNL): 500 сом (som) (US$7.15) Violet. Front: Kyrgyz text; ornament with denomination in gold-to-jade OVI; “Manas” storyteller Sayakbai Karalaev; mountains; diamond pattern as registration device. Back: Kyrgyz text; diamond pattern; Mausoleum of Manas; mountains. RAPID HD Detect windowed security thread. Watermark: Sayakbai Karalaev with electrotype 500. Printer: (Unknown). 144Read More…
Kyrgyzstan new 200-som note (B238a) confirmed
2023-04-28
B238 (PNL): 200 сом (som) (US$2.85) Yellow. Front: Kyrgyz text; ornament with denomination in gold-to-jade OVI; poet and playwright Alykul Osmonov; forested mountains; diamond pattern as registration device. Back: Kyrgyz text; diamond pattern; lines from Osmonov’s “Jenishbek” about Lake Issyk-Kul; mountains. RAPID HD Detect windowed security thread. Watermark: Alykul OsmonovRead More…
Armenia new sig/date (2022) 1,000-dram note (B319b) confirmed
2023-02-07
Like B319a, but new signatures (Galstyan/Khachatryan), new date (2022), 1000 on back in magenta-to-green OVI, and UV improvements front/back. 2018 (left) and 2022 (right) under UV: Courtesy of Alex Zlotin and Nune Teryan (Central Bank of Armenia).Read More…
Kazakhstan new 20,000-tenge note (B153a) confirmed introduced on 01.10.2022
2022-10-18
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; outline of Kazakhstan; Akorda Palace (the presidential residence in Astana) as seen from Ishim River. RollingStarRead More…
Armenia new sig/date (2021) 20,000-dram note (B323b) confirmed
2022-09-28
Like B323a, but new signatures (Galstyan/Janjughazyan) and new date (2021). Courtesy of Olexandr Danishenko.Read More…
Uzbekistan new 200,000-som note (B223a) confirmed
2022-07-18
According to a press release, the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan introduced a new 200,000-som note on 15 July 2022. B223 (PNL): 200,000 so’m (som) (US$22) Turquoise, orange, green, purple, and red. Front: Uzbek text; registration device; Xudoyorxon O’rdasi (Khan’s Palace) in Kokand, Fergana region; caravan routes onRead More…
Tajikistan new sig/date (2021) 500-somoni note (B221b) confirmed
2022-06-15
Like B221a, but new signatures (Rakhmonov/Hikmatullo) and new date (2021). Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.Read More…
Uzbekistan new 200,000-som note (B223a) reportedly planned for introduction in 2024
2022-01-24
According to an article in Sputnik News dated 20 January 2022, the Central Bank of Republic of Uzbekistan plans to introduce a 200,000-som banknote in 2024.Read More…