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200 000 Riels
| Issuer | National Bank of Cambodia |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 200 000 Riels |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents King Norodom Sihamoni in full royal uniform, seated at a table in the act of signing a document, commemorating his coronation. The four-faced Avalokiteshvara tower of the Bayon Temple in Siem Reap province forms a central architectural vignette, flanked by the twin naga heads of the Wat Phnom Bridge in Phnom Penh. Khmer inscriptions record the 20th anniversary of His Majesty's accession (29 October 2004 – 29 October 2024). |
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| Protection description | Portrait watermark of King Norodom Sihamoni accompanied by a Pka Chan floral ornament |
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Cambodia's largest-denomination banknote at time of issue, the 200,000 Riel was introduced in 2024 partly as a practical response to the riel's chronic weakness against the US dollar — a currency so dominant in daily Cambodian commerce that many residents use dollar bills for significant transactions and treat riel as change. Issuing a high-denomination riel note is as much a policy statement about currency preference as it is a logistical one.
The security specification for this series is notably thin: watermark alone, with no thread, color-shifting ink, or microprinting recorded under P#74.