الوصف
🏦 Issuing Authority
Bank: Bank of South Sudan
Country: South Sudan
💵 Denomination
1,000 South Sudanese Pounds (SSP)
📅 Year of Issue
2023
🖼️ Obverse Design
Portrait: Dr. John Garang de Mabior (founding leader of South Sudan)
Text: “Bank of South Sudan”
Value in words: One Thousand South Sudanese Pounds
Promise clause: Promise to pay the bearer on demand
🔐 Security Features
Vertical security thread with microtext
Watermark area on the right side
Complex guilloche patterns and fine line printing
Serial number: CF 3553896 (unique identifier)
🎨 Colors
Multicolor palette with purple, pink, orange, and gray tones
📐 Material
Printed on security paper (not polymer)
📏 Approximate Size
Standard modern banknote size (approx. 150 × 70 mm)
🏷️ Grading (as shown on holder)
Grading company: DIM Currency
Grade: Very Fine (VF 30)
Pick number: Pick #17c
📌 Collector Notes
Still legal tender, but high inflation limits real purchasing power
Popular with collectors for historical significance (John Garang)
Higher grades (UNC) are more desirable, but VF examples are commonly traded