Catalog
200 Dollar
| Issuer | Centrale Bank van Suriname |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is executed in green tones and carries a central vignette of the Presidential Palace (Paleis aan de Waterkant) in Paramaribo, rendered in fine intaglio line engraving. The large numeral '200' appears in the upper left and lower right corners, with the vertical legend 'tweehonderd dollar' running along the left margin. A circular bank emblem and a windowed security strip are positioned at the right, alongside a facsimile signature; the coat of arms of Suriname occupies the lower left corner. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, also in green guilloche underprint, presents a central intaglio vignette of a Surinamese fishing trawler at sea. A large tropical tree is depicted at the left margin, while the numeral '200' appears in both upper corners and at lower right; the vertical legend 'TWEEHONDERD DOLLAR' runs along the right edge. A circular Swamirus emblem is placed at the upper left, and a copyright imprint with legal notice appears along the lower margin. |
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Suriname's 200 Dollar denomination was introduced as part of the 2019–2024 series issued following the country's catastrophic monetary crisis, during which inflation peaked at over 60% annually and the Surinamese dollar lost most of its purchasing power. The central bank required higher denominations simply to keep pace with prices — the 200 Dollar note is a direct consequence of that fiscal collapse, not a routine addition to the series.
P#166A carries a windowed security strip rather than a fully embedded thread, a distinction that matters for authentication. Both features are present, serving different functions in the note's security architecture.