Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
2000 Vatu
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Vanuatu |
|---|---|
| Year | 2014 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Vatu (1982-date) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | A full-length vignette of a Melanesian chief in traditional attire occupies the centre-right of the note, set against a circular guilloche underprint incorporating a map of the Vanuatu archipelago and decorative geometric patterns. To the left, a conch shell motif rendered in dark tones serves as the transparent window security element characteristic of the polymer substrate. The denomination '2000' appears in large numerals in the upper centre, flanked by the bilingual bank title in the upper and lower margins. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Transparent window, Optically variable ink |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
The 2000 Vatu denomination was introduced specifically on polymer substrate as part of Vanuatu's broader shift away from paper currency, a move completed incrementally through the 2010s. Oberthur Fiduciaire, better known for its work with African and Pacific issuers, handled the print run from its French facilities.
The 2000 Vatu sits at the top of the current circulation series — a high-value note in a country where the vatu has no subdivisions, a structural oddity dating back to the 1981 monetary reform that replaced the joint New Hebrides franc system following independence from joint Anglo-French condominium rule.