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1 Gulden Recepis
| Issuer | De Javasche Bank |
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| Year | 1846 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse description | Plain typeset design enclosed within a decorative guilloche border. The denomination numeral "1" appears in a circular underprint at lower left, with the value stated in Dutch, Javanese script, and Arabic across the centre. Handwritten serial number and registration lines appear above and below the central text. |
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| Obverse lettering | RECEPIS. EEN GULDEN Geregistd. te Een Gulden |
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De Javasche Bank was established in Batavia in 1828 as a colonial central bank, and its early note issues navigated a peculiar monetary environment — the Dutch East Indies circulated a chaotic mix of coins from multiple origins, making even small-denomination paper instruments practically useful. The "Recepis" designation distinguishes this as a receipt-type obligation rather than a conventional banknote, a form the bank used for lower denominations before fully standardized note production took hold.
Survivors from this 1846 issue are exceptionally rare. Nearly two centuries of tropical humidity, insect damage, and colonial administrative indifference to archival preservation have eliminated most examples from the record entirely.