200 Aruban Florin Banknote (Crested Caracara)

200 Florin Florin (Issued 2019)

Aruba’s 200 Florin note, issued in 2019 by the Centrale Bank van Aruba, represents the highest denomination in the island’s modern polymer-influenced banknote series and reflects the institution’s commitment to sophisticated anti-counterfeiting design. The note draws on Aruba’s distinctive natural heritage and cultural identity, incorporating native wildlife and traditional instruments as its central visual anchors. Rendered in a warm palette of copper, olive, lavender, and grey, the design presents a cohesive and richly layered composition across both faces.

On the front, the dominant central image is a large, finely engraved depiction of a crested caracara — a bird of prey native to Aruba — perched on a branch amid cactus flora, rendered with exceptional detail in tones of grey-brown and olive. The bird’s distinctive bare red facial skin, pale beak, dark plumage, and barred chest feathers are all rendered with precision typical of intaglio printing. In the upper left corner, a smaller bird in flight — identifiable as a ruby-topaz hummingbird by its reddish-orange colouring — adds movement to the composition. A circular holographic security element appears to the left of centre, containing the numeral “200” in shifting colours alongside decorative flourishes. The text “TWÉHONDERD FLORIN” runs vertically along the upper-left edge, while the issuing authority text reads “CENTRALE BANK VAN ARUBA” in bold block capitals to the left of the bird. Two facsimile signatures appear beneath the bank name, identifying the President and Director of the central bank. The large numeral “200” is printed in deep copper-brown at the lower left in bold numerals. A vertical security thread is embedded within the note’s substrate, visible as a dark stripe running from top to bottom on the left side of the composition. Guilloché microprinting and fine geometric patterns run along the upper and lower borders, while small decorative flower rosettes in lavender and purple are visible at the lower corners. The word “FLORIN” appears vertically along the right-hand edge alongside fine repeated microtext.

The reverse presents an engraved illustration of a traditional mechanical street organ — a cultural instrument historically associated with Aruban festivity and community life — depicted in meticulous detail at the centre-left of the composition. The organ cabinet is shown with its pipes, bellows, and decorative panelling clearly defined through fine line engraving in grey and bronze tones. To its right stands a traditional drum on a stand, rendered in the same engraved style. A soaring bird, consistent with the caracara motif from the front, appears in the upper right corner against a pale background. The serial number “A1571000” appears in red numerals along the left-hand vertical edge. A sunburst or radial fan pattern in blue and warm rose tones occupies the right portion of the reverse, providing a vivid colour field behind the instrument vignette. The text “TWÉHONDERD FLORIN” runs vertically at the top, accompanied by the notation “WET TIGBETAALMIDDEL.” The lower portion carries the text “CENTRALE BANK VAN ARUBA” and the large numeral “200” in the same copper-brown typeface used on the front. Fine decorative border patterns in lavender and geometric microprinting line the lower margin, consistent with the front face design language. The year “2019” appears in small text near the lower-left area of the note.

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Other Aruban Florin you can exchange: 10, 25, 50, 100.