5000 Guaraníes

Paraguay moved to polymer for this denomination in 2011, part of a broader regional shift toward substrate modernization that several South American central banks pursued around the same time. The Canadian Bank Note Company has supplied a significant portion of Paraguay's polymer issues, printing them in Ottawa — a relationship that reflects CBNC's sustained dominance in secure currency production for Latin American clients.

The transparent window integrated into the substrate is a structural feature of the polymer base rather than an applied element, which makes it considerably harder to replicate than conventional security overlays.