The National Art Museum has hosted a lecture titled “Banknotes
of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic” dedicated to Azerbaijan
Independence Day, Azernews reports.
The event drew attention to the history of money in Azerbaijan
and stimulated interest in studying little-known facts of the
Azerbaijani history.
The author of the project is Rustam Huseynov, a numismatist,
employee of the Institute of Archeology and Anthropology.
During the lecture, Rustam Huseynov showed samples of banknotes
of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, bonds of the Baku City
Government and explained in detail their distinguished features and
varieties.
In his speech, Rustam Huseynov emphasized the role of banknotes
in the history of Azerbaijan.
“These banknotes are of particular interest to historians, since
thanks to them it is possible to clarify the details of not only
the political, but also the economic history of Azerbaijan. Money
is one of the most important regalia of the state, an attribute of
power and sovereignty,” said Rustam Huseynov.
The facts of the circulation of ADR paper money and the
activities of the first State Bank in the history of Azerbaijan
aroused great interest among the audience, who were curious about
rare banknotes and asked a number of questions.
Of particular interest was the 1920 test example of the upcoming
new series of banknotes.
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