500 Vatu

Issuer	Central Bank of Vanuatu
Year	1982
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Printer	Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
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Obverse description	Central vignette of a traditional warrior figure holding a torch aloft, set within a circular guilloche frame bearing the motto ribbon "Long God yumi stanap"; the denomination "FIVE HUNDRED VATU" appears in letterpress above the vignette, flanked by geometric underprint patterns in red and pink. Two manuscript signature lines at left identify the President and General Manager, with serial number in red at lower left.
Obverse lettering	CENTRAL BANK OF VANUATU FIVE HUNDRED VATU CINQ CENTS VATU BANQUE CENTRALE DE VANUATU PRESIDENT / PRÉSIDENT GENERAL MANAGER / DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL Long God yumi stanap (Translation: Five Hundred Vatu / Central Bank of Vanuatu / With God we stand)
Reverse description	Central intaglio vignette of two men in traditional dress beating tall upright hollow slit log drums (tam-tams), flanked on the left by carved wooden shield figures and on the right by a decorative traditional mask rendered in multicolour; the denomination numerals "500" appear in red at upper left and lower right within geometric guilloche border patterns.
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