Catalog
| Issuer | Government of Netherlands East Indies |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black on green underprint, with the crowned supported arms of the Netherlands East Indies at center within an ornate guilloche vignette. The serial number, comprising two letters and five digits, appears on the note; paper exists with or without embedded fibers. Surrounding text carries the full legal tender and redemption clause, with registration date and printer attribution. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in gray-green, the reverse is dominated by an intricate guilloche border of scrollwork and foliate arabesques enclosing a central oval medallion bearing the crowned supported arms of the Netherlands East Indies. The denomination "EEN HALVE GULDEN" is set in bold lettering along the lower margin, while "NEDERLANDSCH INDIE" arches across the top, flanked by the fractional value numeral ½ at each corner. |
| Reverse lettering | NEDERLANDSCH-INDIË MUNTBILJET WETTIG BETAALMIDDEL EEN HALVE GULDEN (Translation: Netherlands Indies Coin Note Legal Tender Half Gulden) |
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