Suriname new 20- and 50-dollar notes (B547a and B548a) confirmed

On 22 November 2010, the Central Bank of Suriname issued new 20- and 50-dollar 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.

20 dollars

Blue and purple. Front: Dutch text; coat of arms; Central Bank van Suriname headquarters building at the Waterkant in Paramaribo; Passiflora edulis (passion fruit) flowers; bank logo registration device. Back: Dutch text; bank logo; Rhizophora mangle (red mangrove) tree; Voltzberg dome mountain with waterfalls. Holographic stripe. Windowed security thread with demetalized SRD. Watermark: Bank headquarters, electrotype CBvS, and Cornerstones. Printer: Varieties. 140 x 70 mm. Paper.

50 dollars

Brown and green. Front: Dutch text; coat of arms; Central Bank van Suriname headquarters building at the Waterkant in Paramaribo; bougainvillea flower; bank logo registration device. Back: Dutch text; bank logo; Ceiba pentandra (Java cotton or kapok) tree; Mount Kasikasima. Holographic stripe. Windowed security thread with demetalized SRD. Watermark: Bank headquarters, electrotype CBvS, and Cornerstones. Printer: Varieties. 140 x 70 mm. Paper.

Courtesy of Claudio Marana and Richard Castedo.

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