Guyana enhanced security 500-dollar note (B123a) reported for introduction on 29.07.2024

The 500- and 1,000-dollar notes are like the preceding issues, but with new security features. On the 500-dollar note, the holographic stripe has been replaced by a 10-mm wide magenta-to-green Rolling Star Lead Pure security foil with micro mirror featuring a macaw. On the 1,000-dollar note, the RAPID security thread has been replaced by a 6-mm wide brown-to-green RAPID Vision security thread featuring a Jaguar.

B123 (PNL): 500 dollars (US$2.45)
Lilac and purple. Front: English text; bank logo; map. Back: English text; Parliament building in Georgetown; palm trees; cannon. 10-mm wide magenta-to-green Rolling Star Lead Pure security foil with micro mirror featuring a macaw. Windowed security thread with demetalized GUYANA. Watermark: Red Macaw parrot head and electrotype 500. Printer: Giesecke & Devrient. 156 x 65 mm. Paper.
a. No date. Sig. 17: Ganga/Jagdeo. Prefix AX. Intro: 29.07.2024.

300-dpi scans requested.

Courtesy of Alex Zlotin.

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