The manat (currency code: AZN) is the currency of Azerbaijan. It is subdivided into 100 qəpik. The word manat is borrowed from the Russian word "монета" (coin) which is pronounced as "maneta". Manat was also the designation of the Soviet ruble in both the Azerbaijani and Turkmen languages. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijani: Dağlıq Qarabağ or Yuxarı Qarabağ, literally mountainous black garden or upper black garden; Russian: Нагорный Карабах, translit. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Image File history File links Azeri_manat_symbol. ... The National Bank of Azerbaijan (NBA) is the central bank of Azerbaijan. ... ISO 4217 Code SUR User(s) Soviet Union Subunit 1/100 kopek (копейка) Symbol руб kopek (копейка) к Plural rublya (gen. ...

The Azerbaijani manat symbol, , is currently not encoded in Unicode, and m, man., or ман. can be used as a substitute for the manat symbol. Image File history File links Azeri_manat_symbol. ... The Unicode Standard, Version 5. ...

First Manat, 1919-1923

The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic issued their own currency between 1919 and 1923. This currency was called the manat (منات) in Azerbaijani and the ruble (рубль) in Russian, with both language appearing on the banknotes. The manat replaced the first Transcaucasian ruble at par and was replaced by the second Transcaucasian ruble after Azerbaijan became part of the Transcaucasian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic. No subdivisions were issued and the currency only existed as banknotes. Motto: None Anthem: AzÉ™rbaycan Respublikasının DövlÉ™t Himni March of Azerbaijan Map of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic from 1919 to 1920. ... State motto: Azerbaijani: Бүтүн өлкәләрин пролетарлары, бирләшин! Translation: Workers of the world, unite! Capital Baku Official language Azerbaijani, Russian, and Armenian (in the Nagorno-Karabakh AO) Established In the USSR:  - Since  - Until April 28, 1920 December 30, 1922 August 30, 1991 Area  - Total  - Water (%) Ranked 9th in the USSR 86,600 km² negligible Population... The ruble (Russian: рубль, Armenian: Õ¼Õ¸Ö‚Õ¢Õ¬Õ«), manat (Azerbaijani: منات) or maneti (Georgian: მანეთი) was the currency of both Transcaucasian states, the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic and the Transcaucasian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic. ... The ruble (Russian: рубль, Armenian: Õ¼Õ¸Ö‚Õ¢Õ¬Õ«), manat (Azerbaijani: منات) or maneti (Georgian: მანეთი) was the currency of both Transcaucasian states, the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic and the Transcaucasian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic. ... The Transcaucasian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic was a short-lived (1922-1936) Soviet republic, consisting of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, which were traditionally known as the Transcaucasian Republics in the Soviet Union. ...

Banknotes

The Democratic Republic issued notes in denominations of 25, 50, 100, 250 and 500 manat, whilst the ASSR issued notes in denominations of 5, 100, 1000, 5000, 10,000, 25,000, 50,000, 100,000, 250,000, 1 million and 5 million manat.

Second Manat, 1992-2006

The second manat was introduced on 15 August 1992.^[1] It had the ISO 4217 code AZM and replaced the Russian ruble at a rate of 10 rubles to 1 manat. is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... ISO 4217 is the international standard describing three letter codes (also known as the currency code) to define the names of currencies established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ... ISO 4217 Code RUB User(s) Russia and self-proclaimed Abkhazia and South Ossetia Inflation 7% Source Rosstat, 2007 Subunit 1/100 kopek (копейка) Symbol руб kopek (копейка) к Plural The language(s) of this currency is of the Slavic languages. ...

From early 2002 to early 2005, the exchange rate was fairly stable (varying within a band of 4770–4990 manat per US dollar). Starting in the spring of 2005 there was a slight but steady increase in the value of the manat against the US dollar; the reason most likely being the increased flow of petrodollars into the country, together with the generally high price of oil on the world market. At the end of 2005, one dollar was worth 4591 manat. Banknotes below 100 manat had effectively disappeared by 2005, as had the qəpik coins. USD redirects here. ... A petrodollar is a dollar earned by a country through the sale of oil. ...

Qəpik coins of the second manat

Coins

Coins were issued in denominations of 5, 10, 20 and 50 qəpik, dated 1992 and 1993. Although brass and cupro-nickel were used for some of the 1992 issues, later issues were all in aluminium.
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Banknotes

The following banknotes were issued for this currency [1]

• 1, 5, 10, 250 manat (all first issued in 1992)
• 50, 100, 500, 1000 manat (all first issued in 1993)
• 10,000 manat (first issued in 1994)
• 50,000 manat (first issued in 1996)

Banknotes with denominations from 1 to 250 manat featured Baku's Maiden Tower. Coordinates: , Country Government  - Mayor Hajibala Abutalybov Area  - City 260 km²  (100. ... This article is about the tower in old town Baku, Azerbaijan. ...

Third Manat, 2006-

On 1 January 2006, a new manat (ISO 4217 code AZN, also called the "manat (national currency)") was introduced at a value of 5000 old manat. Since 1 October 2005, prices have been indicated both in new manats and in old manats to ease transition. Coins denominated in qəpik, which had not been used from 1993 onwards due to inflation, have been reintroduced with the redenomination. One New Azerbaijanian Manat is a little bigger than a US 1 cent coin. is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The former manat (ISO code 4217 AZM) remained valid till 31 December 2006. [2] is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Coins

Coins in circulation are 1, 3, 5, 10, 20 and 50 qəpik (the latter being bimetallic, similar to the €2 coin) The euro (EUR or €) is the currency of 13 European Union (EU) member states (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain), three European microstates which have currency agreements with the EU (Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican City State), Andorra, Montenegro and the...

All coins of the new manat

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Banknotes

Banknotes in circulation are 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 manat. They were designed by Austrian Robert Kalina, who was also responsible for the current euro banknotes. The notes look quite similar to those of the euro and the choice of motifs was inspired by the euro banknotes. The euro symbol The euro (EUR or €) is the single currency for many countries within the European Union. ...

Banknotes of the Third Manat
Image		Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description
Obverse	Reverse				Theme	Obverse	Reverse
		1 manat	120 × 70 mm	Grey	Culture	Azerbaijani folk music instruments	Ornaments of ancient Azerbaijani carpets
		5 manat	127 × 70 mm	Orange	Writing and literature	Ancient writers, poets, and books from Azerbaijan	Rock drawings of Qobustan, samples of Orkhon script and letters from the contemporary Azerbaijani alphabet
		10 manat	134 × 70 mm	Blue	History	Old Baku, the Palace of the Shirvanshahs and the Maiden Tower against a background of the Icheri Sheher wall	Ornaments of ancient Azerbaijani carpets
		20 manat	141 × 70 mm	Green	Karabakh	Signs of power (a sword, a helmet and a shield)	Symbol of peace (harybulbul)
		50 manat	148 × 70 mm	Yellow	History and future	Youth, stairs (as a symbol of progress), the sun (as a symbol of force and light) and chemical and mathematical symbols (as signs of science)	Ornaments of ancient Azerbaijani carpets
		100 manat	155 × 70 mm	Purple	Economy and development	Architectural symbols from antiquity up to today, the manat currency symbol ( ) and symbols of economic growth	Ornaments of ancient Azerbaijani carpets
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimetre, a Wikipedia standard for world banknotes. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

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Export restrictions

Azerbaijani law prohibits the export of the local currency. Therefore, manat coins and banknotes can be quite difficult to find outside of the country.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Economy of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan is an economy in transition in which the state continues to play a dominant role. ...

References

The National Bank of Azerbaijan (NBA) is the central bank of Azerbaijan. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Standard Catalog of World Coins is a series of numismatic catalogues that is commonly known as the Krause catalogues in the numismatic trade. ... The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money is a very well-known catalogue of banknotes that is published by Krause Publications in three volumes. ... The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money is a very well-known catalogue of banknotes that is published by Krause Publications in three volumes. ...

External links

• Don's World Coin Gallery - Azerbaijan
• Ron Wise's World Paper Money - Azerbaijan ^{Mirror site}
• Tables of Modern Monetary Systems by Kurt Schuler - Asia ^{Mirror site}
• The Global History of Currencies - Azerbaijan
• Global Financial Data currency histories table ( Microsoft Excel format)
• (German) Der Standard article on the redenomination
• Azerbaijan International. Azerbaijan's New Manats: Design and Transition to a New Currency
• Baku Today article on the same with more pictures
• Coins of former Soviet republics