BANK OF GUYANA ANNOUNCES UPGRADE OF $5000 BILL
A full release from the Bank of Guyana states :-
As part of it’s commitment to the continuous upgrade of the Guyana Currency Notes, the Bank of Guyana will issue with effect from Tuesday December 20, 2022 an upgraded $5,000 Currency Note.
This upgraded Currency Note keeps most of the Elements of the previous Note, but with Three significant Changes to the Front and Back of the Note:
The removal of the Dual Track Thread from the Back of the Note, and also the Holographic Stripe at the Front of the Note.
The addition of a 5mm wide Pulsar Color shifting Thread at the Front of the Note. The Color on this Thread shifts from Gold to Green with dynamic movement.
A SPARK Live Truspin Feature around a Jaguar is placed at the Front of the Note which when tilted shifts from Gold to Green, also, a double Circle surrounding the Jaguar moves.
This new $5,000 Currency Note will circulate alongside the existing Note of the same Denomination.