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1000 Gulden
| Issuer | Centrale Bank van Suriname |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Currency | Guilder (1826-2003) |
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| Reverse description | Multicolour design dominated by a large intaglio-style vignette of the orchid Orchidaceae violacea rendered in purple and green tones at centre, set against a guilloche underprint with a stylised representation of the Central Bank of Suriname building in the background at right. A stylised beetle vignette appears at lower left, with the denomination numeral "1000" and the words "DUIZEND GULDEN" in bold at lower right, flanked by a circular guilloche rosette bearing the bank's name. |
| Reverse lettering | DE LA RUE CENTRALE BANK VAN SURINAME 1000 DUIZEND GULDEN NADRUK VERBODEN : SURINAAMS WETBOEK VAN STRAFRECHT - ARTIKEL 260 ORCHIDACEAE VIOLACEA (Translation: De La Rue Central Bank of Suriname One Thousand Gulden Counterfeiting Forbidden: Suriname Criminal Law, Article 260 Orchidaceae violacea) |
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By 2000, Suriname's currency had been under severe inflationary pressure for nearly a decade — the gulden lost most of its value through the 1990s following years of economic mismanagement and the collapse of bauxite revenues. A 1000 gulden denomination, once substantial, had been rendered nearly trivial in purchasing power by the time this note entered circulation. The series was eventually swept away entirely when Suriname redenominated at 1000:1 in 2004, replacing the gulden with the Surinamese dollar.
Thomas De La Rue printed the note, though the watermark remains the sole listed security feature — a notably sparse specification for a high-denomination note from this period.