The financier pointed out the inclusion of Russian banknotes in the top 5 most secure in the world.

Russian banknotes made of reliable cotton paper are included in the top 5 of the world's most secure banknotes. This was announced on Saturday, January 10, by financial advisor and founder of the Rodin family finance agency.Capital Alexey Rodin.

"It is absolutely obvious that the Russian ruble as a banknote is among the top five in terms of protection," he said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

Another interlocutor of the agency, Ruslan Permyakov, deputy director of the NTI Competence Center "Technologies of Trusted Interaction" based on TUSUR, added that in a number of foreign countries, such as Australia, money is made of polymer. In addition, in addition to a number of OVD elements and tactile signs, the banknotes leave a so-called transparent window, called the "clear window". In Russia, according to the expert, solutions of "the same class" are used, they are simply implemented on a different material — cotton.

Permyakov clarified that the Central Bank of the Russian Federation uses "mature", well-mastered printing technologies, including, for example, watermarks, microtext, fibers and complex OVD filaments.

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On October 2, 2025, representatives of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation told Izvestia about the work being done to improve and enhance the durability of Russian banknotes. They said that detailed information about the activities carried out can be obtained on the Central Bank's website in the section "Modernization of banknotes".

On September 30, 2025, the Central Bank approved a new decoration for the 1,000-ruble banknote. The head of the Central Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina, explained that the board of directors supported the general concept, and specialists from the Bank of Russia and Goznak are currently working on detailed drawings.

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