Catalog
200 Vatu
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Vanuatu |
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| Year | 2014-2020 |
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| Currency | Vatu (1982-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | RESERVE BANK OF VANUATU 200 TWO HUNDRED VATU THIS BANKNOTE IS LEGAL TENDER THROUGHOUT THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU GOVERNOR GOUVERNEUR MINISTER OF FINANCE MINISTRE DES FINANCES DEUX CENTS VATU BANQUE DE RESERVE DE VANUATU VANUATU UTAUAV Long God yumi stanap |
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| Reverse lettering | RESERVE BANK BLONG VANUATU 200 VATU VANUATU UTAUAV |
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Vanuatu adopted polymer for its banknote series in stages, with this denomination among the later transitions from cotton paper. Oberthur Fiduciaire produced the substrate and printing in France — the same firm responsible for a significant portion of Francophone Africa's currency output, making them an unsurprising choice for a former Franco-British condominium still commercially tied to both nations.
The 200 Vatu sits at the low end of the denomination range in day-to-day purchasing terms, meaning these circulate hard and return to the Reserve Bank damaged faster than higher values. Polymer helps, but the transparent window placement on small-format issues can develop stress fractures along fold lines with heavy use.