Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname (Dutch:
Republiek Suriname [reːpyˌblik
ˌsyːriˈnaːmə]),
is a country in northern South America, sometimes considered part of the
Caribbean and the West Indies.
Suriname is a developing country with a medium level of human development; its economy is heavily dependent on its abundant natural resources, namely bauxite, gold, petroleum, and agricultural products. Suriname is a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the United Nations, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
Situated slightly north of the equator, over 90% of its territory is covered by rainforests, the highest proportion of forest cover in the world. Suriname is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, and Brazil to the south.
It is the smallest country in South America by both population and territory, with around 612,985 inhabitants in an area of approximately 163,820 square kilometers (63,251 square miles). The capital and largest city is Paramaribo, which is home to roughly half the population.
Suriname was inhabited as early as the fourth millennium BC by various indigenous peoples, including the Arawaks, Caribs, and Wayana.
Europeans arrived and contested the area in the 16th century, with the Dutch controlling much of the country's current territory by the late 17th century. Under Dutch rule, Suriname was a lucrative plantation colony focused mostly on sugar; its economy was driven by African slave labour until the abolition of slavery in 1863, after which indentured servants were recruited mostly from British India and the Dutch East ndies.
In 1954, Suriname became a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. On 25 November 1975, it became independent following negotiations with the Dutch government. Suriname continues to maintain close diplomatic, economic, and cultural ties with the Netherlands.
Surinamese Dollar:
Surinamese dollar (Surinaamse dollar - Dutch)
Banknotes: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 dollar
Coins: 1, 5, 10,
25, 100, 250 cent
Date of introduction: 1 January 2004 (Replaced Surinamese guilder. The dollar replaced the Surinamese guilder, with one dollar equal to 1,000 guilders)
Issued By: Central Bank of Suriname
The Surinamese dollar (ISO 4217 code SRD) has been the currency of Suriname since 2004. It is sub-divided into 100 cent.
The Surinamese dollar is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively Sr$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies.
In spoken Surinamese Dutch, it is widely referred to by its acronym SRD, with "dollar" generally being understood as meaning the US dollar.
Initially, only coins were available, with banknotes delayed until mid-February, reportedly due to a problem at the printer, the Canadian Bank Note Company.
The old coins denominated in cents (i.e. 1⁄100 guilder) were declared to be worth their face value in the new cents, negating the necessity of producing new coins.
Thus, for example, an old 25-cent coin, previously worth 1⁄4 guilder, was now worth 1⁄4 dollar (equivalent to 250 guilders). The rebasing of coins explicitly did not apply to commemorative coins.
Amendment 121 of ISO 4217 gave the currency the code SRD replacing the Suriname guilder (SRG).
The people of Suriname often refer to their currency as SRD to differentiate it from the US dollar, which is also used to quote prices for electronic goods, household furnishings and appliances, and automobiles.
The value of the Surinamese dollar (SRD) was set by the central bank between 2004 and 2021.
The Central Bank of Suriname spent much of Suriname's foreign currency reserves supporting the official exchange rates as inflation and other factors caused the real value of the Surinamese dollar to decline against other reserve currencies.
In June 2021, the central bank devalued the SRD by 33% and announced the currency would float freely.
Suriname 200 Dollars.
Issuing Authority:
Centrale Bank van Suriname
Substrate: Composite
Size: 140.00 mm x 70.00 mm
Predo,minant Colours: Green,
Red, Blue, Brown
Printer: Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany (1852-date)
Series: 2024 Issues
Substrate: Composite
The Front of the 200 Dollars Banknote: Central Bank van Suriname headquarters building at the Waterkant in Paramaribo; Suriname coat of arms; transparent laser-cut window in the shape of a sandbox tree seed.
The Banknote is Green on multicolour underprint. It includes the Suriname Coat of Arms in the lower left; holographic band.
The Script is Latin. The Lettering is - "CENTRALE BANK VAN SURINAME". 200 (TWEEHONDERED DOLLAR)
The Back of the 200 Dollars Banknote: presents the Sandbox tree (Hura crepitans); fishing trawler with nets; green-to-gold RollingStar LEAD stripe with sandbox tree seeds. Green-to-gold RollingStar i+ Cube windowed security thread with demetalised 200.
UNC uncirculated condition.
During the printing process on many modern notes, a dimple is created where the security thread is on the edge of the note (sometimes called a counting tick), when the notes are run through high speed counters. This does not disqualify the note as UNC.
NADRUK VERBODEN: SURINAAMS WETBOEK VAN STRAFRECHT ARTIKEL 260: (Translation:Central Bank of Suriname, Two Hundred Dollars, Counterfeiting Forbidden by Suriname Criminal Law, Article 260).
(The above Banknote is from the collection of Jayant Biswas. Post researched anfd writted by Rajeev Prasad)
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