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1 Gulden - Wilhelmina 'facing left' Coin note
| Issuer | Netherlands (Ministry of Finance) |
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| Year | 1943 |
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| Value | 1 Gulden (1 NLG) |
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| Obverse lettering | 1 - NEDERLAND - 1 MUNTBILJET Uitgegeven krachtens Koninklijk besluit van 4 februari 1943, No 2 De minister van Financiën EEN GULDEN WETTIG BETAALMIDDEL AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY (Translation: 1 - Netherlands - 1 Coin Note Issued under Royal decree of February 4th, 1943 The minister of Finance One Gulden Legal Tender American Bank Note Company) |
| Reverse description | Printed in orange-red on white paper, the reverse is dominated by the Dutch crowned Coat of Arms at centre, flanked by two rampant lions and surmounted by a royal crown, with the motto ribbon 'JE MAINTIENDRAI' below. Two radiating guilloche rosettes bearing the denomination 'EEN GULDEN' are positioned symmetrically at left and right. A multi-line anti-counterfeiting legal notice from the Dutch Criminal Code (art. 208, 209) appears below the arms, with the printer's imprint at the foot. |
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The Netherlands government-in-exile arranged for this note to be produced in New York after the German occupation made domestic printing impossible. The American Bank Note Company handled the job, as it had for several other Allied governments sheltering in London and Washington during those years.
The "coin note" designation is literal — the design deliberately mimicked the appearance of a circulating coin, a deliberate policy choice to ease public acceptance in liberated territories where paper was still distrusted. These were prepared well in advance of the 1944–45 liberation, stockpiled for rapid deployment by Allied forces moving through Dutch territory.