Catalog
1 Gulden 10 Stuivers Dutch Guiana - Playing Card Money
| Issuer | Dutch Guiana Administration |
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| Year | 1817 |
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| Value | 1.10 Gulden (1.1 Gulden) |
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| Obverse description | A portion of a playing card — the King of Diamonds — forms the substrate of this emergency card money issue, with the pip and court figure of the king visible. The face value and issuing location are inscribed by hand directly on the card face, characteristic of provisional card money practice. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears the manuscript denomination for 1 Gulden 10 Stuivers of the 1817 issue, authenticated by a large embossed official seal of the Dutch Guiana Administration alongside an order number. The countersignature of H.L. Perret-Gentil appears in manuscript, confirming the note's validity as an emergency circulating medium. |
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| Protection description | Large embossed official seal of the Dutch Guiana Administration applied to the reverse; manuscript countersignature of the authorizing official H.L. Perret-Gentil |
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