The Bank of Russia has issued a commemorative 100-ruble polymer banknote to mark the 2018 FIFA World Cup which is to be hosted by Russia. The vertically orientated design of the FIFA banknote features illustrations of footballs including a goalkeeper in action and small child holding a football. The predominant colours used in the design are…
Following an announcement last year, the Bank of Russia has issued two new banknote denominations consisting of the 200 and 2000 rubles. An announcement was made on the Central Bank’s website on the 12 October 2017, confirming that the new banknote denominations had entered circulation. The new denominations join the currently circulating Russian banknote series consisting of…
Yesterday, the Bank of Russia issued a statement confirming that it plans to supplement its banknotes with two additional denominations: the 200 and 2,000 rubles. The new banknotes, which are expected to enter circulation by the end of 2017, are being introduced to make cash payments easier for its citizens, citing that they will help to reduce the…
A report by The Moscow Times, states that Russia’s Central Bank is to release a 100-ruble banknote commemorating the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. The banknote is currently being designed and the artwork is yet to be made public. This follows the release of two 10-ruble coins which feature Crimean landmarks – one a Crimean castle and…
The Central Bank of Russia has announced that it plans to issue a banknote dedicated to Crimea by the end of 2014. This was announced during a banking conference held in St Petersburg on Wednesday 2 July 2014 “We plan to issue a banknote dedicated to Crimea, but it will be a banknote of the…
Goznak, Russia’s Federal State Unitary Enterprise and one of the world’s largest producers of coins, banknotes, postal stamps and awards, is to be transformed into an open joint-stock corporation following orders from President Vladimir Putin. Putin has ordered that this occur within the next 18 months. All shares in Goznak will remain with the Russian state.…
20 million notes will be produced in total, which have a vertical design depicting a snowboarder and several venues in the Sochi Olympic Park, including the Fisht Olympic Stadium on the reverse of the note. The national flags of countries participating in the games form part of the design on the front of the note.…