Sergey Belov, Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Russia, said at the annual meeting of regulatory and credit institutions, organized by the Banks Association of Russia, that the Central Bank will present new banknotes in the denominations of 1,000 and 5,000 rubles in the summer of 2023. It has been reported TASS.
“In 2023, we plan to present a 1,000-ruble note, a 5,000-ruble note in the summer. The upgraded banknotes will have an improved design, an improved security system and high wear resistance.”
According to Belov, such a modernization will improve the quality of banknotes in circulation and provide reliable protection against counterfeiting.
Earlier, the Central Bank reported that the number of counterfeit Russian notes and coins increased at the end of last year. decreased It increased 1.6 times compared to the previous year and amounted to approximately 22.9 thousand units.
The regulator announced that for the 1 million banknotes in circulation last year, only four were counterfeit. There were six in 2021. According to Central Bank statistics, the indicator for 2022 was the lowest level since 2011.