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100 000 Gulden Bridge Suriname River
| Issuer | Centrale Bank van Suriname |
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| Year | 2000 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Suriname occupies the central field, flanked by two indigenous Amerindian figures serving as supporters. The shield displays the traditional quartered design featuring a ship and an ellipse with a diamond. The entire composition is encircled by a decorative wreath. The national motto and country name appear as a continuous legend around the periphery in Latin script. |
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| Obverse lettering | SURINAME JUSTITIA PIETAS FIDES (Translation: Justitia Piety Faith) |
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Suriname's 2000-dated gold issue commemorates the Jules Wijdenbosch Bridge over the Suriname River, completed in 1999 and named after the then-sitting president who championed its construction — a decision that contributed to a severe fiscal crisis. The bridge project, financed largely through deficit spending, helped trigger a currency collapse that saw the Surinamese guilder lose roughly 90% of its value between 1999 and 2001.
The irony of a gold coin denominated in a currency simultaneously imploding was not lost on collectors. Suriname replaced the guilder with the Surinamese dollar in 2004.