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…
On 23 March 2021, the Bank of Russia announced its intention to “upgrade” its banknotes with improved security features and new designs from 2022 to 2025. Courtesy of Andrey Sidelnikov, Anthony Rodov, Paul Soboleff (www.fox-notes.ru).Read More…
, This 100-ruble note commemorates the World Cup held in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, and run by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French: International Federation of Association Football, FIFA). B840 (PNL): 100 рублей (rubles) (US$1.50) Blue, green, yellow, and red. Front (vertical): Russian text; coatRead More…
, According to a press release dated 12 October 2017, the Bank of Russia has introduced a new 2,000-ruble note (B838). B838 (PNL): 2,000 рублей (rubles) (US$30)Blue. Front: Russian text; unknown building; bank seal; cable-stayed Russky Bridge over Eastern Bosphorus Strait in Vladivostok; bridge in gold SPARK; Far Eastern FederalRead More…
, According to a press release dated 12 October 2017, the Bank of Russia has introduced a new 200-ruble note (B835). According to a press release dated 13 October 2017, the National Bank of Ukraine announced that effective 17 October, all Ukrainian financial institutions are forbidden from performing any cashRead More…
Check out this fascinating video of billions of demonetized Soviet banknotes abandoned in a Russian forest. Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.Read More…