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100 Florin
| Issuer | Banco Central di Aruba |
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| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Printed in green and salmon on a fine geometric guilloche underprint, the reverse centres on the Coat of Arms of Aruba — a quartered shield with laurel wreath surround — flanked by the place and date of issue. A large numeral "100" occupies a diamond-shaped guilloche panel at left, with a matching decorative panel at upper right containing the denomination in a cartouche; a block of anti-counterfeiting legal text in Dutch appears to the right of centre. The serial number is printed twice in dark ink, and a continuous meander border frames the entire face. |
| Reverse lettering | Oranjestad Aruba 1 JANUARI 1986 100 INGEVOLGE DE WET WORDT HE DIE MUNT- OF BANKBILJETTEN NAMAAKT OF VERVALST... (Translation: Oranjestad Aruba / 1 January 1986 / 100 / [Dutch legal counterfeiting warning text]) |
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Aruba separated from the Netherlands Antilles on 1 January 1986, gaining Status Aparte as a distinct autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Centrale Bank van Aruba was established the same day, and this 100 Florin note — part of the island's first independent currency series — was issued that same inaugural year. The compressed timeline meant the entire currency program had to be designed, printed, and delivered essentially concurrent with the political transition itself.
Enschedé's involvement was the obvious choice; the Haarlem printer had handled Netherlands Antilles currency for decades and already had an established relationship with Dutch Caribbean monetary institutions.