5.000 Guaraníes
Paraguay · Banco Central del Paraguay
The 5,000 Guaraníes polymer note is part of Paraguay's ongoing circulation series issued by the Banco Central del Paraguay. The 2022 printing (P-234d, Series J prefix) continues a design lineage that highlights Paraguay's 19th-century modernisation under President Carlos Antonio López, who oversaw the country's first railway — a symbol of national development. Measuring 157 x 67 mm, this red polymer note carries the signatures of Holger Insfrán and José Cantero Sienra.
Highlights
ReasonRegular circulation issue honouring Carlos Antonio López, whose presidency (1844–1862) drove Paraguay's early industrialisation including the first railroad in South America.
DesignObverse: Portrait of President Carlos Antonio López, national coat of arms with lion and liberty cap, and a steam locomotive. Reverse: Palacio de los López (Government Palace), Asunción, with a steam locomotive.
Security featuresPolymer substrate with see-through window; the polymer film itself acts as the primary anti-counterfeiting substrate.