The first Olympic bill ....

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From the history of the Olympic banknotes ..
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29th Summer Olympics , held in Beijing from 8 to 24 August 2008 , was marked by the release of the world's first Olympic banknotes . Olympic coins most various kinds have become a regular feature of the Olympic Games. But this innovation has generated enormous interest from the public and collectors.

Olympic 10 yuan made ​​in blue and green colors and have a size corresponding to the standard bill of this denomination . By the way, if you convert the value of banknotes in dollars , it will be about 1.5 U.S. dollars. On its face is a picture of the National Stadium in Beijing, over which is the official emblem of the Olympic Games . Depicted on the reverse of the athletes and the Greek statue discus thrower . An important feature of this bill is the same and the fact that this is the first bill of China over the past ten years in which no image of Mao Zedong.

Bank of China issued a total six million Olympic banknotes , which were distributed exclusively by its units . Despite the large amount of all the notes were sold in the first banking hours on the day of sale July 9, 2008 , provided that one person could not buy more than one bill .
Price notes on the black market for a few days was 200-300 yuan. Now the price is gradually increasing , and the supply decreases.
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         Bona . 100 rubles. XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi
Circulation - 20 million units .

From 4 to 6 February at ATMs will be many ..


Banknote is made on white cotton paper of high quality.
Protective transparent tape introduced in the paper to form a transparent window containing optically variable element in the form of banknotes snezhinki.V upper is water znak.Na commemorative banknote 100 rubles depicted representatives of almost all winter sports , and the main elements of the composition became Sochi landscapes, snowboarder and firebird , symbolizing the Olympic image ogon.Osnovnye face - a figure snowboarder , Olympic facilities in Sochi.Osnovnoe image back side - Olympic Stadium in Fischt Sochi.Osnovnoy color of the banknote - siniy.Razmer notes : height - 150 mm. , width - 65 mm.