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Goznak - 100th Anniversary of the Moscow Printing Factory 1919-2019
| Issuer | Goznak (АО «Гознак») |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Large numeral "100" with the Goznak emblem integrated into the zero at upper centre, flanked by the Cyrillic title "Московская Печатная Фабрика" to the right. To the right, a vignette of factory workers operating printing presses is rendered in intaglio-style multicolour print, overlaid on a guilloche underprint. The inscription "Не является платёжным средством / No value" appears at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | 100 МОСКОВСКАЯ ПЕЧАТНАЯ ФАБРИКА Филиал АО «ГОЗНАК» Не является платёжным средством No value |
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Goznak's centenary commemorative for its Moscow facility is a rare case of a security printer issuing a collectible specifically to showcase its own technical capabilities — not as currency, but as a demonstration piece. The Moscow Printing Factory traces its origins to 1919, when Soviet authorities established dedicated banknote production in the city to reduce dependence on Petrograd's Expedition for Preparing State Papers, which had itself been the Tsarist-era printing house absorbed into the new regime.
Polymer substrate here is deliberate self-promotion: Goznak has aggressively marketed its polymer printing capacity to foreign governments since the 2010s, and this piece doubles as a trade sample. Not legal tender anywhere.