Two hundred vatu is a denomination absent from Vanuatu’s first series: notes of this value first appeared in 1995. They were issued by the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu, which had taken over the issue of paper money in 1993.

The front shows the national coat of arms with a Melanesian chief standing with a spear, and the Bislama motto «Long God yumi stanap» — «With God we stand». The back is devoted to a sculptural group, a monument that catalogues link with the idea of national unity and the family.

Undated on its face, the note was printed from the mid-1990s until 2006, and over that time the signatures of the Reserve Bank governor and the finance minister changed. In 2014 its place was taken by a polymer note of the same denomination.

Vanuatu’s first 200 vatu note and the last paper one of this denomination before the switch to polymer — two roles it fills in a country collection. UNC condition means the note has never circulated: no folds, no wear, no soiling, even corners — just as it left the press.

Other banknotes of this country and issues on related themes can be found in the VPcoins catalogue.