5000 Riels

Cambodia's 5000 Riel notes of this period were printed in relatively modest quantities for a denomination of this size, suggesting the series was not intended as a workhorse note — the 1000 Riel carried most of the transactional load in daily commerce during the 2000s, while the US dollar continued to dominate larger transactions in a persistently dollarized economy.

The six-year date span on P#55 reflects sequential issue rather than a single print run. Security features are minimal by contemporary standards — the thread and watermark combination was considered adequate for a denomination that rarely changed hands in the informal sector.