Suriname new 5-, 10-, and 100-dollar notes (B545a, B546a, B549a) confirmed

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On 20 December 2010, the Central Bank of Suriname issued new 5-, 10-, and 100-dollar (US$1.50, 3.05, 30.30, respectively) notes dated 1 SEPTEMBER 2010 with the following improved security features:

  • The notes now have a holographic strip at right front.
  • An electrotype CBvS has been added to the watermark.
  • The signature of the previous president of the Central Bank, Andre Telting, is no longer on the bottom but on top of the note, just below the serial number.
  • The serial number itself is more up and moved more toward the center.
  • The bank logo at upper right front has been added as a registration device.
  • A color-shifting windowed security thread with demetalized SRD.
  • A protective varnish to increase durability.
  • The denomination numerals on the back are shaped differently.

5 dollars

Orange, red, brown, green, and blue. Front: Dutch text; coat of arms; Central Bank van Suriname headquarters building at the Waterkant in Paramaribo; Nymphaea missouri (missouri waterlily) flower; bank logo registration device. Back: Dutch text; bank logo; Cocos nucifera (coconut palm) tree; forest and rapids near Gran-Rio in Sula. Holographic stripe. Windowed security thread with demetalized SRD. Watermark: Bank headquarters, electrotype CBvS, and Cornerstones. Printer: Varieties. 140 x 70 mm. Substrate varieties.

10 dollars

Green, purple, and brown. Front: Dutch text; coat of arms; Central Bank van Suriname headquarters building at the Waterkant in Paramaribo; Zingiber spectabile (golden sceptor) flower; bank logo registration device. Back: Dutch text; bank logo; Tabebuia serratifolia (yellow lapacho or yellow poui ) tree; forest and Suriname river. Holographic stripe. Windowed security thread with demetalized SRD. Watermark: Bank headquarters, electrotype CBvS, and Cornerstones. Printer: Varieties. 140 x 70 mm. Paper.

100 dollars

Brown, red, and green. Front: Dutch text; coat of arms; Central Bank van Suriname headquarters building at the Waterkant in Paramaribo; Heliconia humilis (lobster claw) flower; bank logo registration device. Back: Dutch text; bank logo; Pterocarpus officinalis (dragonsblood tree) tree; Aruba-tabbetje, Marowijne rivier (tributary flowing from forest into river). Holographic stripe. Windowed security thread with demetalized SRD. Watermark: Bank headquarters, electrotype CBvS, and Cornerstones. Printer: Varieties. 140 x 70 mm. Paper.

Courtesy of Bill Stubkjaer and Thomas Augustsson.

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