This 100-ruble note is like the preceding issue, but with the map on back changed from the entire country of Russia to just the Central Federal District, and improved security features. B841 (PNL): 100 рублей (rubles) (US$1.15) Orange, olive green, and purple. Front: Russian text; bank seal; main building ofRead More…
B837.5 (PNL): 1,000 рублей (rubles) (US$15) Turquoise, brown, green, and purple. Front: Russian text; bank seal; Nikolskaya (Saint Nicholas Tower) and bridge of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin; Nizhny Novgorod Main Fair building; map of Oka and Volga rivers; stylized tower and circle in golden-crimson to golden-green OVI; Nizhny Novgorod Stadium;Read More…
B839 (PNL): 5,000 рублей (rubles) (US$75) Red, orange, brown, blue, and purple. Front: Russian text; bank seal; skyline of Ekaterinburg; Europe-Asia stele in Ekaterinburg; stylized skyline and circle in golden-crimson to golden-green OVI; unknown building; QR-code. Back: Russian text; steel foundry; Tale of the Urals statue in Chelyabinsk; pine trees;Read More…
According to a press release dated 18 October 2023, the Bank of Russia has halted distribution of this note. According to an article in The Moscow Times, the Russian Orthodox Church complained that the dome atop the Museum of the History of Statehood of the Tatar People and the RepublicRead More…
B837 (PNL): 1,000 рублей (rubles) (US$15) Turquoise, brown, green, and purple. Front: Russian text; bank seal; Nikolskaya (Saint Nicholas Tower) and bridge of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin; Nizhny Novgorod Main Fair building; map of Oka and Volga rivers; stylized tower and circle in golden-crimson to golden-green OVI; Nizhny Novgorod Stadium;Read More…
According to reports on a Russian-language web site, in December 2022 Russia began issuing 5-ruble notes again after a long hiatus. The new notes are like the discontinued notes of 1997 (B816a), but with a new lacquer coating, and distinctive two-letter prefixes beginning with ч. Courtesy of Christof Zellweger andRead More…
Like B840a (top), but fans and map on back do not luminesce under UV light. This error has been confirmed on notes with prefixes AA and AB. Courtesy of Don Ludwig and Stane Štraus (www.polymernotes.org).Read More…
B834 (PNL): 100 рублей (rubles) (US$1.50) Orange, olive green, and purple. Front: Russian text; bank seal; main building of Moscow State University; Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin with chimes; Zaryadye concert hall and floating bridge; Ostankino Tower; QR-code. Back: Russian text; Rzhev Memorial to the Soviet Soldier in RzhevskyRead More…
B834 (PNL): 100 рублей (rubles) (US$1.50) Orange, olive green, and purple. Front: Russian text; bank seal; main building of Moscow State University; Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin with chimes; Zaryadye concert hall and floating bridge; Ostankino Tower; QR-code. Back: Russian text; Rzhev Memorial to the Soviet Soldier in RzhevskyRead More…
According to ABC News article dated 20 January 2022, the Bank of Russia plans to introduce a new 100-ruble note in early 2022. The image below appears to be a fantasy mock up as it does not resemble the new 100-ruble note actually introduced on 30 June 2022.Read More…