Catalog
1000 Vatu
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Vanuatu |
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| Year | 2014-2020 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of agricultural scenes showing women harvesting and sorting root crops in the foreground, with a rider mustering cattle amid a herd in the middle ground, and a stand of tall palms along the upper horizon. A black conch shell security element appears at centre right, while a yellow-ochre outline map of the Vanuatu island chain is visible to the left, all set against geometric guilloche underprints in purple and gold. |
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| Protection type | Transparent window, Security thread, Colour-shifting ink |
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| Comments |
Vanuatu's polymer notes were introduced partly in response to the country's climate — high humidity and frequent tropical cyclones degrade cotton-paper currency rapidly, and the islands' dispersed geography makes timely replacement logistically expensive. The switch to polymer for this denomination made practical sense in ways that don't apply equally to larger economies.
Oberthur Fiduciaire, now part of the IDEMIA group, printed this series from their French facilities. The colour-shifting ink on the 1000 Vatu is a relatively high-specification feature for a Pacific island denomination of this value, reflecting the Reserve Bank's decision to concentrate security investment at the top of the circulating range.