Paraguay
Paraguay new sig/date (2017) 10,000-guaraní note (B858c) confirmed
07 03, 2019 07:30 Category: South America
Like B858b, but new date (2017) and new signatures. Prefix I.
Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (Banknote-Online).
Paraguay new sig/date (2017) 2,000-guaraní note (B846d) confirmed
30 01, 2019 08:46 Category: South America
Like B846c, but new signatures and new date (2017). Prefix D.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.
Paraguay new sig/date (2017) 20,000-guaraní note (B862c) confirmed
19 01, 2019 11:22 Category: South America
According to a press release dated 5 December 2018, the Banco Central del Paraguay has issued notes with improved security features for most denominations. Please contribute 300-dpi scans of the notes not yet confirmed.
Like B862b, but new date (2017), new signatures, and new 4-mm wide green-to-red windowed security thread with demetalized 20MIL and star in circle. Prefix H. Intro: 05.12.2018.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana.
Like B862b, but new date (2017), new signatures, and new 4-mm wide green-to-red windowed security thread with demetalized 20MIL and star in circle. Prefix H. Intro: 05.12.2018.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana.
Paraguay new 50,000-guaraní note (B863b) confirmed
16 07, 2017 12:30 Category: South America
According to a press release dated 22 December 2016, the Banco Central del Paraguay introduced new 20,000-, 50,000-, and 100,000-guaraní notes on 23 December 2016. Each denomination is like the preceding issue, but the Motion threads have been replaced by 4-mm wide color-shifting windowed security threads.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana.
Paraguay upgrades security threads on 20,000-, 50,000-, and 100,000-guaraní notes
19 02, 2017 14:28 Category: South America
According to a press release dated 22 December 2016, the Banco Central del Paraguay introduced new 20,000-, 50,000-, and 100,000-guaraní notes on 23 December 2016. Each denomination is like the preceding issue, but the Motion threads have been replaced by 4-mm wide color-shifting windowed security threads.
Paraguay new thread 100,000-guaraní note (B864b) confirmed
19 02, 2017 14:23 Category: South America
B864b: Like B864a, but new 4-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized 100MIL and star in circle. Prefix I. Intro: 23.12.2016.
Courtesy of Wally Myers.
Paraguay new sig/date (2015) 10,000-guaraní note (B858b) confirmed
19 02, 2017 14:00 Category: South America
Like B858a, but new date (2015), new signatures (Darío Rolando Arréllaga Yaluk and Carlos Gustavo Fernández Valdovinos), and without printer imprint. Prefix H.
Courtesy of Wally Myers.
Paraguay new sig/date (2016) 5,000-guaraní polymer note (B857b) confirmed
19 02, 2017 13:57 Category: South America
Like B857a, but new date (2016), new signatures (Darío Rolando Arréllaga Yaluk and Carlos Gustavo Fernández Valdovinos). Prefix H.
Courtesy of Wally Myers.
Paraguay new 100,000-guaraní note (B864a) confirmed
28 07, 2015 12:55 Category: South America
B864 (PNL): 100,000 guaraníes (US$22)
Green, blue, and yellow. Front: Semicircle symbol for blind; round coat of arms with star; lion and cap registration device; round emblem with lion and cap; San Roque González de Santa Cruz. Back: Represa de Itaipu (Itaipu hydroelectric dam) on the Parana River. Motion windowed security thread. Watermark: San Roque Gonzalez de Santa Cruz and electrotype 100 MIL. Printer: (TDLR). 157 x 67 mm.
a. 2015. Signature 22. Prefix H.
Like B861, but new date, new signatures, denomination at upper left front no longer in OVI, and denomination at upper right back now in OVI.
Courtesy of Miguel Pratt.
Paraguay new 50,000-guaraní note (B863) confirmed
28 07, 2015 12:54 Category: South America
B863 (PNL): 50,000 guaraníes (US$11)
Purple, peach, and green. Front: Pentagon symbol for blind; map; guitar registration device; guitarist and composer Agustín Pío Barrios (also known as Mangoré) in tuxedo; round coat of arms with star; round emblem with lion and cap. Back: Guitar. Motion windowed security thread. Watermark: Agustín Pío Barrios and electrotype 50 MIL. Printer: (Oberthur Technologies). 157 x 67 mm.
a. 2015. Signature 22. Prefix H.
Like B859, but new date, new signatures, horizontal serial number at lower right in black (not green), denomination at upper left front no longer in OVI; and denomination at upper right back now in OVI.
Courtesy of Miguel Pratt.
Paraguay new 20,000-guaraní note (B862) confirmed
28 07, 2015 12:53 Category: South America
B862 (PNL): 20,000 guaraníes (US$4.50)
Blue and green. Front: Circle symbol for blind; BCP registration device; round coat of arms with star; round emblem with lion and cap La Mujer Paraguaya (Paraguayan woman) holding vase. Back: Modern Banco Central del Paraguay headquarters building in Asunción. Motion windowed security thread with star in circle pattern. Watermark: La Mujer Paraguaya and electrotype 20 MIL. Printer: (PWPW). 157 x 67 mm.
a. 2015. Signature 22. Prefix F.
Like B860, but new date, new signatures, vertical serial number at left in black (not red), and denomination at upper left front no longer in OVI.
Courtesy of Miguel Pratt.
Paraguay new 20,000-guaraní note (B860a) confirmed
31 03, 2015 19:03 Category: South America
B860 (PNL): 20,000 guaraníes (US$4.50)
Blue and green. Front: Circle symbol for blind; BCP registration device; round coat of arms with star; round emblem with lion and cap La Mujer Paraguaya (Paraguayan woman) holding vase. Back: Modern Banco Central del Paraguay headquarters building in Asunción. Motion windowed security thread with star in circle pattern. Watermark: La Mujer Paraguaya and electrotype 20 MIL. Printer: Joh. Enschedé. 157 x 67 mm.
a. 2013. Signature 21. Prefix E.
Like preceding issues, but with the denomination at upper left front in OVI, new date, and new printer imprint.
Courtesy of Wally Myers.
Paraguay new 50,000-guaraní note (B859a) confirmed
07 02, 2015 10:16 Category: South America
B859 (PNL): 50,000 guaraníes (US$11)
Purple, peach, and green. Front: Pentagon symbol for blind; map; guitar registration device; guitarist and composer Agustín Pío Barrios (also known as Mangoré) in tuxedo; round coat of arms with star; round emblem with lion and cap. Back: Guitar. Motion windowed security thread. Watermark: Agustín Pío Barrios and electrotype 50 MIL. Printer: Joh. Enschedé. 157 x 67 mm.
a. 2013. Signature 23. Prefix G.
Like B853, but 50MIL at upper left front in OVI and different musical notation at center back, along with new date, new signature, and new printer imprint.
Courtesy of Wally Myers.
Paraguay new 100,000-guaraní note (B861a) confirmed
22 12, 2014 06:32 Category: South America
B861 (P237): 100,000 guaraníes (US$22)
Green, blue, and yellow. Front: Semicircle symbol for blind; round coat of arms with star; lion and cap registration device; round emblem with lion and cap; San Roque González de Santa Cruz. Back: Represa de Itaipu (Itaipu hydroelectric dam) on the Parana River. Motion windowed security thread. Watermark: San Roque Gonzalez de Santa Cruz and electrotype 100 MIL. Printer: Joh. Enschedé. 157 x 67 mm.
a. 2013. Signature 22. Prefix G.
Like preceding issues, but with the denomination at upper left front in OVI, new date, and new printer imprint.
Courtesy of Peter Mosselberger.
Paraguay new 10,000-guaraní note (B858a) confirmed
14 03, 2014 13:30 Category: South America
B858a: 10,000 guaraníes, 2011. Like B856a, but new date, new prefix (G), new printer imprint (PWPW S.A.) and revised engravings, including blank area to right of portrait.
Courtesy of Vygandas Kadzys.
Paraguay new sig/date (2013) 100,000-guaraní note (B854d) confirmed
14 03, 2014 13:09 Category: South America
B854d: 100,000 guaraníes, 2013. Like BCP B854c, but new date, new signatures (Jorge Aurelio Villalba Leguizamón and Roland Holst Wenninger), and printer imprint reverts to CRANE CURRENCY.
Courtesy of Vygandas Kadzys.
Paraguay new date (2011) 20,000-guaraní note (B852b) confirmed
02 12, 2013 08:16 Category: South America
20,000 guaraníes, 2011. Like B852a, but new date. Prefix D.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.
Paraguay chapter of The Banknote Book is now available
12 09, 2013 09:25 Category: The Banknote Book | South America
The Paraguay chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale and as a free download to subscribers.
This 23-page catalog covers notes issued by the Banco Central del Paraguay (Central Bank of Paraguay) from 1952 to present. Revised 19.01.2019.
Each chapter of The Banknote Book includes detailed descriptions and background information, full-color images, and accurate valuations. The Banknote Book also features:
- Sharp color images of note’s front and back without overlap
- Face value or date of demonetization if no longer legal tender
- Specific identification of all vignette elements
- Security features described in full
- Printer imprint reproduced exactly as on note
- Each date/signature variety assigned an individual letter
- Variety checkboxes for tracking your collection and want list
- Date reproduced exactly as on note
- Precise date of introduction noted when known
- Replacement note information
- Signature tables, often with names and terms of service
- Background information for historical and cultural context
- Details magnified to distinguish between note varieties
- Bibliographic sources listed for further research
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Paraguay new 5,000-guarani polymer note (B857a) confirmed
21 02, 2013 11:22 Category: South America
In 2011 it was reported that the Banco Central del Paraguay was contemplating issuing polymer notes. According to this post on UltimaHora.com, the 5,000-guarani (US$1.10) note was issued as a polymer note on 14 January 2013. The note is dated 2011, and has reportedly been printed without imprint by Canadian Bank Note Company.
Courtesy of Raihan Numista and Thomas Krause.
Paraguay new date (2011) 2,000-guaraní note (B846c) confirmed
14 09, 2012 09:16 Category: South America
2,000 guaraníes (US$0.45), 2011. Like the same denomination issued 18.12.2009, but new date, prefix C, new printer imprint (CANADIAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, LIMITED), and minor changes to guilloche patterns.
Courtesy of Yuri111.
Paraguay new date (2011) 50,000-guarani note (B853b) confirmed
03 09, 2012 10:38 Category: South America
Banco Central de Paraguay has issued a new Series F 50,000-guarani (US$10.75) which is like the Seres D notes issued 12 May 2008 (P232), but with a Motion security thread instead of a windowed metallic thread, and the removal of the second instance of “BANCO CENTRAL DEL PARAGUAY” above the watermark area on the back. This note is like the series E note, but with new date.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.
Paraguay new sig/date (2011) 100,000-guaraní note (B854c) confirmed
26 08, 2012 22:06 Category: South America
100,000 guaraníes (US$23), 2011. Like P233, but new date, new signatures, and new printer imprint (OBERTHUR technologies).
Courtesy of Peter Mosselberger and Noteshobby.
Paraguay new sig/date (2010) 5,000- and 10,000-guaraní notes confirmed
17 10, 2011 10:48 Category: South America
5,000 guaraníes (US$1.20), 2010.
10,000 guaraníes (US$2.40), 2010.
These notes are like the preceding issues, but have new date, new signatures (Jorge Aurelio Villalba Leguizamón and Jorge Raúl Corvalán Mendoza), new printer imprints (CASA DE MOEDA DO BRASIL), and new F series.
Courtesy of Arnoldo Efron (Monetary Research Institute).
Paraguay contemplating polymer 5,000- and 10,000-guaraní notes
11 09, 2011 09:27 Category: South America
According to a Digital ABC article dated 11 September 2011, Banco Central del Paraguay is considering issuing its 5,000- and 10,000-guaraní (US$1.25 and $2.50, respectively) banknotes in polymer to extend their lifespan. Paraguay currently has a polymer 2,000-guaraní note issued in December 2009.
Courtesy of Thomas Krause.
Courtesy of Thomas Krause.
Paraguay new date (2008) 100,000-guaraní note (B854b) confirmed
18 07, 2011 14:25 Category: South America
100,000 guaraníes (US$25.35), 2008. Like P233, but new date and prefix E.
Courtesy of Didier Wiot.
Paraguay new date (2009) 2,000-guaraní note (B846b) confirmed
31 01, 2011 15:29 Category: South America
2,000 guaraníes (US$0.45), 2009. Like B846a, but new date, prefix B, and printer(Giesecke & Devrient).
Courtesy of Banknotes LT.
Paraguay new 20,000-guarani note (B852a) confirmed
30 01, 2011 13:13 Category: South America
Banco Central de Paraguay has issued a new Series C 20,000-guarani (US$4.30) which is like the Seres B notes issued 10 December 2008 (P230), but with a Motion security thread instead of a windowed metallic thread, and has a tactile symbol added for the sight impaired.
Courtesy of Enrique Roman and Thomas Augustsson.
Paraguay new 50,000-guarani note (B853a) confirmed
30 01, 2011 13:14 Category: South America
According to an an article on La Nacion dated 12 December 2010, Banco Central de Paraguay has issued a new Series E 50,000-guarani (US$10.75) which is like the Seres D notes issued 12 May 2008 (P232), but with a Motion security thread instead of a windowed metallic thread, and the removal of the second instance of “BANCO CENTRAL DEL PARAGUAY” above the watermark area on the back.
Courtesy of Enrique Roman and Thomas Augustsson.
Paraguay new 10,000-guaraní note (B848a) confirmed
22 05, 2010 14:31 Category: South America
10,000 guaranies (US$2.10), 2008. Like P224, but new date, new signatures, wider windowed security thread, denomination added to upper right corner on front, and new printer imprint (OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES).
Courtesy of Claudio Marana.
Paraguay to demonetize all 1,000-guarní notes in 2014
29 12, 2009 19:29 Category: South America
According to a press release from the Banco Central del Paraguay dated 24.12.2009, all 1,000-guaraní notes will no longer be legal tender on 06.01.2011, and will be demonetized 06.01.2014.
Paraguay to remove three zeros from guarani
22 10, 2009 09:43 Category: South America
On 21 October 2009, the Banco Central de Paraguay announced it will remove three zeroes from the guarani in 2011 in an attempt to simplify economic transactions. The revised currency will be called the new guarani for a two-year period. The notes will apparently feature the same designs as the current series of notes.
Courtesy of Alex Zlotin.
Courtesy of Alex Zlotin.
Paraguay new 5,000-guaraní note (B855a) confirmed
27 11, 2009 08:24 Category: South America
5,000 guaraníes (US$1), 2008.
Like Pick 223, but new date, new signatures, new serial number placement, series E, and wider color-changing windowed security thread. Printer: Giesecke & Devrient.
Courtesy of Alberto Fochi.
Paraguay new 2,000-guaraní polymer note (B846a) confirmed
13 01, 2010 15:00 Category: South America
On 18 December 2009, the Central Bank of Paraguay introduced a new 2,000-guaraní (US$0.45) polymer note dated 2008, featuring portraits of educators Adela and Celsa Speratti on front, and a parade with flag-waving marchers on back. Printer: OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES.
Courtesy of Thomas Krause, Claudio Marana, Roman Boroznjak, and Rui Manuel Palhares.
Paraguay issues new 20,000- and 100,000-guaraní notes
04 04, 2009 10:23 Category: South America
This item was previously reported, but it has recently been updated with new images and information:
On 10 December 2008, the Bank of Paraguay released into circulation revised 20,000-guarani (prefix B) and 100,000-guarani (prefix D) banknotes. The designs of the notes are similar to the preceding issues of the same denominations, but have new signatures, new dates (2007), and reworked illustrations on front and back. Both notes are protected by watermarks with electrotype denominations, as well as windowed security threads; on the higher denomination, it’s Crane’s new Motion thread. In fact, the printer imprint on both notes is “CRANE CURRENCY.” A new 2,000-guanrani note is scheduled for introduction in August or September 2009.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana and Bill Stubkjaer.
On 10 December 2008, the Bank of Paraguay released into circulation revised 20,000-guarani (prefix B) and 100,000-guarani (prefix D) banknotes. The designs of the notes are similar to the preceding issues of the same denominations, but have new signatures, new dates (2007), and reworked illustrations on front and back. Both notes are protected by watermarks with electrotype denominations, as well as windowed security threads; on the higher denomination, it’s Crane’s new Motion thread. In fact, the printer imprint on both notes is “CRANE CURRENCY.” A new 2,000-guanrani note is scheduled for introduction in August or September 2009.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana and Bill Stubkjaer.
Paraguay new date (2005) 10,000-guaraní note (B848a) confirmed
21 10, 2008 08:15 Category: South America
10,000 guaranies (US$2.10), 2005. Like P224, but new date, new signatures, and denomination added to upper right corner on front.
Courtesy of Mirsad Delic.
Paraguay new 50,000-guaraní note (B851a) confirmed
20 09, 2008 11:16 Category: South America
50,000 guaraníes (US$12.35), 2007. Introduced 12.05.2008. Purple, peach, and green. D prefix. Portrait of guitarist and composer Agustín Pío Barrios (also known as Mangoré) on front. Guitar on back. Musical score in UV ink, guitar as registration device, watermark, novel serial numbers, signatures (Ramon Arréllaga, GERENTE GENERAL; Germán Rojas, PRESIDENTE). Printer: François-Charles Oberthur. 157 x 67 mm.
Paraguay new 20,000-guaraníe note (B843a) confirmed
31 08, 2006 11:00 Category: South America
20,000 guaranies, 2005. Issued 31.08.2006. Sky blue and gray. “A” prefix, novel serial numbers at left, “BCP” registration device and latent image, windowed security thread, denomination fluoresces under UV light. Signatures: Ramon Arréllaga, Gerente General; Monica Perez, Presidenta. Woman holding vase at right. Central Bank of Paraguay building on back. Printer: Giesecke & Devrient, Germany (with imprint). 157 x 67 mm.
Courtesy of Fernando Chilavert and Andres Michelfelder.
Paraguay stolen 50,000-guaraní note (B850a) confirmed
25 05, 2011 11:00 Category: South America
The Central Bank of Paraguay reported that six boxes containing 250,000 new 50,000-guaranies notes were stolen during shipment by sea between France (where they were printed by François-Charles Oberthur) and Uruguay. The notes carry a “C” serial number prefix, have “50 MIL” in the upper left-hand corner, feature an intaglio-printed star below the watermark area, and are dated 2005 between the signatures or Ramon Arréllaga, Gerente General and Monica Perez, Presidenta. They were intended to enter circulation in early December 2006, but in response to the theft the Central Bank has canceled the emission of the “C” series in this denomination. The total value of the theft exceeds US$2.3 million.
UPDATE:
Some of these notes entered circulation before the theft was made public and are beginning to surface in the collectors’ market at prices up to US$200. Krause assigned this note Pick 231, but the listing in the current SCWPM shows the wrong image and has the date incorrect as 2007. Furthermore, the SCWPM is also wrong indicating that P232 is dated 2008 (it’s really 2007), and that it was not released.
Courtesy of Central Bank of Paraguay.
Paraguay 100,000-guaraníe notes dated 2004 and 2005 confirmed
21 12, 2006 09:54 Category: South America
100,000 guaraníes, 2004. Like Pick 219, but B prefix, new date, new signatures (unknown, Gerente General; unknown, Presidenta), redesigned hologram, and vertical serial number now with novel numbering. Printer: De La Rue (with imprint).
100,000 guaraníes, 2005. Issued December 2006. Like above, but C prefix, new date, new signatures (Ramon Arréllaga, Gerente General; Monica Perez, Presidenta), and hologram replaced by gold OVI. Printer: François-Charles Oberthur (with imprint).
Courtesy of Andrés Michelfelder.
Paraguay new sig/date (2017) 100,000-guaraní note (B864c) confirmed
20 01, 2019 09:26 Category: South America
According to a press release dated 5 December 2018, the Banco Central del Paraguay has issued notes with improved security features for most denominations. Please contribute 300-dpi scans of the notes not yet confirmed.
Like B864b, but new date (2017), new signatures, and new green-to-red security thread. Prefix J. Intro: 05.12.2018.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana.
Like B864b, but new date (2017), new signatures, and new green-to-red security thread. Prefix J. Intro: 05.12.2018.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana.
Paraguay new sig/date (2017) 5,000-guaraní note (B857c) confirmed
30 01, 2019 08:46 Category: South America
Like B857b, but new signatures and new date (2017). Prefix I.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.
Paraguay new sig/date (2017) 50,000-guaraní note (B863c) confirmed
07 03, 2019 07:30 Category: South America
Like B863b, but new date (2017) and new signatures. Prefix J.
Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (Banknote-Online).
