Blue on pale yellow and pink underprint. Plate letter S prefix; fan palm at right. With Dutch text: `De Japansche Regeering` (The Japanese Government)
Reverse description
Blue.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Repeated kiri-flower, but sometimes not discernible.
Obverse lettering
DE JAPANSCHE REGEERING
BETAALT AAN TOONDER
HALF GULDEN
府政國帝本日大 (Translation: The Japanese Government Pays to the Bearer Half Gulden The Japanese Government)
Reverse lettering
1/2
Gulden 1/2
Variants
There exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint "in silver" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000.
