Russia to issue banknote commemorating Crimea's annexation

In December, Russia will issue a thematic banknote dedicated to the occupied territory of Crimea, First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Russia Georgy Luntovskiy said on Thursday, according to Russian news agency TASS.

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"I came to Crimea in order to agree with two governors (Crimea and Sevastopol) the design of banknote dedicated to Crimea. A total of 20 million banknotes will go into free circulation in December," he said.

The new bill, according to Luntovskiy, "will be issued in unusual colors - it will have symbols of Crimea and Sevastopol."

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