Catalog
100 Gulden
| Issuer | De Javasche Bank |
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| Year | 1897-1919 |
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| Printer | Royal Joh. Enschedé (Koninklijke Joh. Enschedé, Johan Enschede en Zonen), Haarlem, Netherlands (1703-date) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in blue-gray and deep blue-green, the obverse presents a vignette of Mercury at the left margin, while three crowned municipal arms — representing Surabaya, Batavia, and Semarang — are arranged within wreaths at the top center. A portrait of Jan Pieterszoon Coen, rendered with a ruffed collar in the classical engraved tradition, occupies the right portion of the note. Issuer and denomination inscriptions are set in formal letterpress typography across the face. |
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| Reverse description | Executed in blue-green and brown, the reverse carries an anti-counterfeiting legal warning rendered in four languages — Dutch, Javanese (in Javanese script), Chinese, and Malay (in Jawi script) — arranged in distinct text blocks across the face. The multilingual layout reflects the diverse linguistic communities of the Netherlands Indies and references Articles 244, 245, and 249 of the Criminal Code. The composition is typographic in character, with no pictorial vignettes. |
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De Javasche Bank operated as the colonial central bank of the Dutch East Indies, and its note production remained firmly rooted in the Netherlands throughout its existence — Enschedé in Haarlem handled printing for the series, with finished notes then shipped to Batavia for issue. The logistical gap between press and circulation point was considerable, and wartime shipping disruptions during the 1914–1918 period created real supply constraints for the higher denominations.
At 100 Gulden, this was not everyday money. Wholesale trade, interbank settlement, and large plantation contracts were its natural domain. The twenty-two year issue span across P#56 means individual specimens can vary noticeably in signature combinations.