Catalog
5000 Dollars
| Issuer | Bank of Guyana |
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| Year | 2013-2022 |
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| Size | 156 × 65 mm |
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| Reverse description | A panoramic landscape vignette occupies the full width of the note, portraying the Kaieteur Falls gorge with rocky canyon walls and a river below, framed by tropical vegetation including water lilies at lower left. A Cock-of-the-rock bird perches on the right side amid lush foliage, while a second bird in flight appears at upper left. The composition is rendered in fine intaglio linework against a green and teal guilloche background, with denomination numerals in each corner. |
| Reverse lettering | $5000 BANK OF GUYANA $5000 FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS |
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Oberthur Fiduciaire printed this series for Guyana beginning in 2013, making it one of the higher-denomination notes in a currency that has faced persistent inflationary pressure — the Guyanese dollar had lost roughly 98% of its value against the US dollar between independence and the early 2000s, long before this note entered circulation. The 5000-dollar denomination was introduced partly in response to that accumulated erosion.
The security package is modest for a high-value note: watermark and security thread without optically variable ink or color-shifting features. Oberthur's output for smaller economies frequently reflects client budget constraints rather than any technical limitation on the printer's part.