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250 Manat
| Issuer | Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan |
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| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | DÖVLƏT DAXİLİ UDUSLU İSTİQRAZI AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI İSTİQRAZ VƏRƏQƏSİ İKİ YÜZ ƏLLİ MANAT 250 SERİYA № DƏRƏCƏ 01 İSTİQRAZ VƏRƏQƏSİ № |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a full-text bond conditions document in Azerbaijani, set in small letterpress type within multiple columns, headed 'AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASININ 1993-CÜ İL DÖVLƏT DAXİLİ UDUSLU İSTİQRAZININ ŞƏRTLƏRI'. A redemption and interest table occupies the lower right portion of the design, and the denomination '250' appears in a circular vignette at upper centre. The lower margin carries the inscription 'İKİ YÜZ ƏLLİ MANAT' in bold type. |
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Azerbaijan's first post-Soviet banknote series was rushed into production in 1992–93 as the country scrambled to exit the ruble zone — a process complicated by the ongoing war with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, which was consuming an enormous share of state resources. The 250 Manat was among the higher denominations required almost immediately upon introduction, as inflation rendered smaller values nearly useless within months of issue.
Pick 13A was printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company, an unusual choice for a newly independent Caucasian republic, reflecting the practical reality that few regional options existed for secure currency printing at the time.