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1000 Riels
| Issuer | National Bank of Cambodia |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 1000 Riels |
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| Reverse description | At left, a vignette of Preah Tineang Tevea Vinichhay — the Royal Palace Throne Hall in Phnom Penh — is accompanied by a kinnari (half-human, half-bird) figure; at right, an equestrian statue of the late King on horseback, located at the Silver Pagoda grounds in Phnom Penh, occupies the central field. The denomination and inscriptions are rendered in Khmer script. |
| Reverse lettering | ๑๐๐๐ មួយពាន់រៀល (Translation: 1000 ONE THOUSAND RIELS) |
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Cambodia's 1000 Riel notes from this period circulate at a value so negligible — roughly a quarter of one US cent at current rates — that they function less as currency and more as small-change filler in a dollarized economy. The USD dominates everyday transactions in Cambodia; the Riel exists largely for amounts below one dollar, and the National Bank issues notes like this one knowing they will be heavily used, passed through many hands, and rarely saved.
The single watermark as the lone security feature reflects that economic reality. There is little incentive to counterfeit a note worth this little.