31 Oct 2017

New 500 Vatu note for Vanuatu

9:31 am on 31 October 2017

A 500 Vatu note has been launched in Vanuatu and it features the South Pacific Mini Games being held this year in Port Vila.

Minister of finance Gaeton Pikioune watches as governor of Reserve Bank  Simeon Athy signs the new note.

Minister of finance Gaeton Pikioune watches as governor of Reserve Bank Simeon Athy signs the new note. Photo: Vanuatu Daily Post / Len Garae

It's the final note to be launched in the country currency reform programme that began in 2010.

Vanuatu's minister of finance Gaeton Pikioune said the new notes depicted distinct modern and custom features that represent life in Vanuatu.