Help for recognizing a banknote from former USSR republic

USSR (1917-1992)
means RUBLEI, the money of old USSR
(CCCP) means SSSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR) in the West
Armenia (1991 - )
means DRAM, the money of Armenia
old text at the top of face of banknotes (from 1993 to 1995)
new text at the top of face of banknotes (from 1997)
Azerbaijan (1990 - )
MANAT, the money of Azerbaijan
AZERBAIJAN MILLI BANKI
Belarus (1991 - ) means RUBLEI, the money of Belarus
means 50 copek, 100 copek = 1 rubel
means NAZIANALNI BANK RESPUBLIKI BELARUS (until 1999 issue)
means BILET NAZIANALNAIA BANKA RESPUBLIKI BELARUS (from 2000 issue)
Estonia (1991 - ) KROONI, the money of Estonia
means ESTONIAN BANK
Georgia (1991 - )
three times in 1993, banknotes with different colors and value, but the same image (a view of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia) were issued; this is the lower right corner of this image. The text may mean Georgian National Bank
from 1993 to 1994 a new type of banknote with the same text, now at the top, was issued
the same notes have this logo at the center; the logo is present also in the notes issued in 1995
Kazakhstan (1990 - )
means TENGE, the money of Kazakstan
means TYIN, 100 tyin = 1 tenge
means KAZAKSTAN NATIONAL BANK
Kyrghyzstan (1991 - ) means SOM, the money of Kyrgyzstan
means TYIYN, 100 tyiyn = 1 som
means KYRGYZSTAN BANK (until 1993 issue)
means KYRGYZ BANK (from 1994 issue)
Latvia (1991 - ) RUBLI, the money of Latvia (Latvija)
Lithuania (1990 - )
(Lietuvos)
TALONAS, the old money of Lithuania (until 1993 issue)
LITAI, the new money of Lithuania (from 1993 issue)
Moldova CUPON, the old money of Moldova (until 1993 issue)
LEU (pl. LEI), the new money of Moldova (from 1992-1994 issue)
Russia (1992- ) means RUBLEI, the money of Russia
means NOTE (of the) BANK OF RUSSIA
Tajikistan (1990 - ) means RUBL, the old money of Tajikistan (until 1999 issue)
means BANK NATIONAL REPUBLIC TAJIKISTAN (1994 - 1997)
means SOMONI, the new money of Tajikistan (from 2000 issue)
means DIRAM, 100 diram = 1 somoni
means BANK NATIONAL TAJIKISTAN
Tatarstan (1990 - ) this logo appears in some banknotes of Tatarstan;on the notes there may be the text TATAPCTAH in cyrillic, TATARSTAN in latin or in another local alphabet; the face value is not present(!)
Transdniestria (1991 - )
is lacking of international
recognition
the text PRIDNESTROVIE in cyrillic (TRANSDNIESTRIA) is on the top of the note
means RUBLEI, the money of Transdniestria
from 24-1-1994 to 1-12-1994, as provisional issue, were used old USSR banknotes with a stamp on the right side. This is the stamp for 10 rublei
means KUPON and is on the front side of the banknotes, but the money is RUBLEI
Turkmenistan (1991 - ) MANAT, the money of Turkmenistan
the old text of Turkmenistan Bank (until 1993 issue)
the new text of Turkmenistan Bank (from 1995 issue)
Uzbekistan (1990 - ) means UZBEKISTAN
means SUM, the money of Uzbekistan
means BANK of UZBEKISTAN (until 1992 issue)
means CENTRAL BANK of UZBEKISTAN REPUBLIC (from 1994 issue)


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