Suriname is a sovereign state on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west and Brazil to the south. It is the smallest country in South America. On 25 November 1975, Suriname left the Kingdom of the Netherlands to become an independent state. Capital (and largest city): Paramaribo.

Currency: Surinamese dollar (SRD).
The dollar replaced the Surinamese guilder on 1 January 2004, with one dollar equal to 1000 guilders.

The last series of banknotes in Surinames guilders was introduced in 2000 in denominations of 5, 10, 25, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10,000 and 25,000 guilders. This colorful issue has native birds on the fronts and native flowers on the backs. The series enjoys great popularity among collectors.