Catalog
500 Pounds
| Issuer | Central Bank of Sudan |
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| Year | 2019-2022 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Protection type | Security thread, Watermark, Optically variable ink, Colour-shifting ink element |
| Protection description | Windowed security thread embedded vertically at right with CBOS denomination text; the Central Bank of Sudan emblem visible when held to light; optically variable colour-shifting numeral element on obverse right; fluorescent dot patterns visible under UV light. |
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Sudan's economy was in freefall during this note's active years. The secession of South Sudan in 2011 had stripped Khartoum of roughly 75% of its oil revenues, and by 2019 the country was grappling with triple-digit inflation that made high-denomination notes necessary almost immediately upon issue. The 500 Pound denomination, worth a fraction of its face value within months of release, was itself superseded when Sudan redenominated and introduced a new pound series as part of broader post-Bashir transitional reforms.
The cotton substrate and colour-shifting elements suggest a specification ordered from an established security printer, though the precise printer for this series has not been publicly confirmed by the Central Bank.