Paraguay 50.000 Guaranies, Series C

Issuing Authority: Banco Central del Paraguay

This note of the series C, which was printed in 2005 in France, has a very thrilling history.

The Central Bank of Paraguay reported that six boxes containing 250.000 new 50.000-Guaraníes notes were stolen during shipment by Sea between France and the Rio de La Plata.

They were intended to enter circulation in early December 2006, but in response to the theft the Central Bank has canceled this emission of the “C” series. The total value of the theft exceeds US$2.3 million.

Some of these notes entered circulation before the theft was made public and are beginning to surface in the collectors' market.