Azerbaijan's third manat series, introduced from 2005 onward and updated with this 2018 dating, was printed by OeBS in Vienna — the same Austrian security printer responsible for much of the euro note production. The relationship reflects a broader pattern among post-Soviet states that contracted European security printers rather than build domestic facilities, partly for credibility and partly because the technology gap was simply too wide to bridge quickly.
The 2018 date marks a reissue with upgraded security rather than a new design generation entirely.
Azerbaijan's third manat series, introduced from 2005 onward and updated with this 2018 dating, was printed by OeBS in Vienna — the same Austrian security printer responsible for much of the euro note production. The relationship reflects a broader pattern among post-Soviet states that contracted European security printers rather than build domestic facilities, partly for credibility and partly because the technology gap was simply too wide to bridge quickly.
The 2018 date marks a reissue with upgraded security rather than a new design generation entirely.