Catalog
1 Cent
| Issuer | Centrale Bank van Suriname |
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| Year | 1962-1972 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Suriname occupies the central field, depicting a shield divided into two quarters featuring a sailing ship and a palm tree, supported by two indigenous figures and surmounted by a five-pointed star. The arms are encircled by a decorative wreath composed of red palulu flowers (Heliconia bihai), a native Surinamese plant. The circular legend SURINAME appears along the lower periphery, while the motto JUSTITIA PIETAS FIDES — meaning Justice, Piety, and Faith — is inscribed around the upper arc. The overall composition is rendered in a formal heraldic style consistent with mid-twentieth-century Dutch colonial coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | JUSTITIA PIETAS FIDES SURINAME |
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Suriname remained a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands until 1975, meaning these coins were issued under Dutch authority through the Centrale Bank van Suriname — an institution established only in 1957 after the country gained internal autonomy under the Statuut voor het Koninkrijk. The bronze cent series ran through the final decade of Dutch administration, circulating alongside Netherlands Antilles coinage in a monetary arrangement that reflected the awkward half-independence of the period.
Struck at the Utrecht mint, as was standard for Dutch Caribbean issues of this era.