The Central Bank presented options of images for the Br1 thousand banknote.

The Central Bank (CBR) has provided options of images for the Br1 thousand banknote. November 28, head of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina said at a press conference at the National Center "Russia.

The issue of the bill with the previous design was suspended after complaints about the image of the palace church in the Kazan Kremlin without the cross.

Nabiullina noted that the symbols on the banknote "should unite, not generate disputes."

"That's why we made a rather difficult decision for us - to take a step back and design the reverse side anew. Moreover, we decided to return to online voting as a key stage in the selection of symbols," she explained.

Out of a total of 40 image options for replacement, the regulator selected 25 new options for the images on the banknote. The banknote itself is dedicated to the Volga Federal District, so the objects on its territory will be put to vote. At the same time, the front side of the banknote will remain the same - with images of Nizhny Novgorod, added "Gazeta.Ru".

Earlier in the day it became known that in some regions of Russia began to appear new banknotes with a nominal value of 5 thousand rubles. So, such banknotes have already put into circulation in the Altai and Perm regions.

In October 2023, the Central Bank presented an updated banknote of 1 thousand rubles, but very quickly withdrew it, as dissatisfaction was caused by the design of the bill. On the reverse side was depicted the palace church in the Kazan Kremlin, which in Soviet times began to be used not for religious purposes and the cross was removed from it. Next to it is the tower of Syuyumbike in the Kazan Kremlin, which is crowned by a crescent moon.

In July this year, head of Goznak Arkady Trachuk said in an interview with "Izvestia" at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2024) that the work on variants of the banknote of Br1 thousand continues. He noted that the previous unsuccessful experience of choosing a design for the banknote will be taken into account. At the same time, he proposed to return to the practice of public discussion of the choice of the symbol on the updated banknotes.