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10 Gulden
| Issuer | Surinaamsche Bank |
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| Year | 1920-1936 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse lettering | 10 10 DE SURINAAMSCHE BANK TE PARAMARIBO BETAALT AAN TOONDER TIEN GULDEN 28 NOVEMBER 1938. 10 10 DE SURINAAMSCHE BANK (Translation: The Suriname Bank In Paramaribo Pay to bearer Ten Gulden November 28, 1938. The Suriname Bank) |
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| Protection description | Watermark reading 'Surinaamsche Bank' |
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The Surinaamsche Bank was a private commercial bank chartered in 1865 and held the exclusive right of note issue in Dutch Suriname for decades — a colonial arrangement that persisted well into the twentieth century. This series spans a remarkably long window, 1920 to 1936, reflecting both the low turnover of currency in a small colonial economy and the durability of Enschedé's production standards.
Enschedé had been printing securities and currency since the early eighteenth century, and their Haarlem facility remains one of the oldest continuously operating security printers in the world. The watermark is the sole mechanical security feature on this issue — typical for the period, but worth noting given how long the notes remained current.