One Hundred Rubles
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Dated 2014 (2013), PNL |
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All three prefixes |
Russian 100 Rubles 2013 Hybrid Commemorative note issued to celebrate the
2014 XXl Winter Olympic games to be held in Sochi Russia. This is the
first
commemorative note ever issued by Russia. This note was released on
30.10.2013, exactly one hundred days
before the opening ceremony of the Winter games
(7-23 February 2014). A total of 20 million
pieces were issued with letter prefixes of "AA", "Aa" and "aa", sighted
so far. This is also a hybrid note printed by the Russian printer Goznak
with similar technology
like those developed by De La Rue and G&D. The note is printed
in vertical format with the polymer strip located horizontally at the
lower end of the note. With twenty million pieces printed each with
7-digits prefix, you work it out as to why 3 prefixes have been used.
Not many legal tender banknotes commemorating the Olympic games (both
Winter and Summer) have been issued in the past. This is the first for
the Winter games and the forth for all Olympics games. The others are:
China RMB10,
Hong Kong HKD20 and
Macau MOP20, all celebrating the 2008 Beijing Summer games.
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Reverse |
Footnote:
I can't confirm this but I have been told that this is how the prefixes of these notes were printed. With 7 digits serial number, each prefix can print up to 10 million pieces before discounting any errors:-
1. "AA" and "aa" = 18.0 million pieces (presumably 9 million pieces each); and
2. "Aa" = 2.0 million pieces.
Is this means that "Aa" is the last prefix (just to top up the 20 millions mark) or the replacement prefix for errors? My guess would be the first option unless a specific prefix is used for replacement note! Please feel free to disagree with me.
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