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10 Gulden
| Issuer | Centrale Bank van Suriname |
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| Year | 1957 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | CENTRALE BANK VAN SURINAME TIEN GULDEN 10 2 JANUARI 1957 C.A. MECHEL SE. DEL. JOH. ENSCHEDE EN ZONEN IMP (Translation: Central Bank of Suriname Ten Gulden 10 2 January 1957 C.A. Mechel Se. Del. Joh. Enschedé and Sons Printers) |
| Reverse description | The colonial coat of arms of Suriname occupies the central vignette, supported by two indigenous figures carrying a shield on which a merchant sailing vessel is depicted. A ribbon below bears the national motto in three parts. The serial number, consisting of one letter prefix and six digits, appears on the note, and a legal text block at the bottom centre cites Article 260 of the Surinamese Criminal Code concerning the forgery and misuse of banknotes. |
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The Centrale Bank van Suriname was established in 1957, the same year this note was issued — making this among the earliest emissions under that institution. Prior to the bank's founding, currency functions in Suriname had been handled through different colonial arrangements, and this series marked the first step toward a distinct central banking framework within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Enschedé had printed Surinamese notes for decades by this point, a relationship that continued well past independence in 1975.