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100 Gulden Coin Note
| Issuer | Kingdom of the Netherlands (Ministry of Finance) |
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| Year | 1849 |
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| Value | 100 Gulden (100 NLG) |
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| Obverse description | Red on gray underprint, with an elaborate red guilloche border frame enclosing the entire face. The central text panel carries the denomination title 'MUNT-BILJET' in large gothic letterpress, with 'Groot Honderd Gulden' below in bold script, followed by the statutory issuance text. The denomination '100' appears in each corner, a serial number box and 'HONDERD GULDEN' panel are positioned in the upper central area, and two handwritten signatures appear at lower centre and lower right beneath the registration text. A narrow panel at the foot of the note contains the penal clause text of the Law of 17 September 1849. |
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| Obverse lettering | De nominale Waarde in Goud door de NEDERLAND-SCHE BANK overgenomen, ingevolge Art. 3 der WET van den 17den September 1849, Staatsblad No. 46. HONDERD GULDEN MUNT-BILJET Groot HONDERD GULDEN. Uitgegeven ingevolge de Wet van den 17den September 1849, Staatsblad No. 46; zijnde de nominale WAARDE in Goud bij de Nederlandsche Bank overgebragt. Zegge f 100-- 's Gravenhage 15 October 1849 Geregistreerd - De Minister van Financien Geregistreerd voor HONDERD GULDEN WET van 17 September 1849. (Translation: The nominal value in Gold adopted by the Dutch Bank, pursuant to Art. 3 of the Law of September 17th, 1849, Official Gazette No. 46. One Hundred Gulden Coin Note. One Hundred Gulden. Issued pursuant to the Law of September 17th, 1849, Official Gazette No. 46; being the nominal VALUE in Gold transferred to the Dutch Bank. Say f 100-- 's-Gravenhage October 15th, 1849. Registered - The Minister of Finance. Registered for One Hundred Gulden. Law of September 17th, 1849.) |
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The "muntbiljet" series of 1849 was a direct response to a chronic shortage of silver coinage in the Netherlands — the notes were explicitly backed by, and theoretically exchangeable for, coin, distinguishing them legally and functionally from the banknotes issued concurrently by De Nederlandsche Bank. The Ministry of Finance issued them directly rather than routing through the central bank, an unusual arrangement reflecting the government's desire to retain control over the metallic currency supply.
Printed entirely in-house at The Hague rather than by a specialist security printer, the series is technically modest by the standards of the period. Surviving examples at this denomination are rare; the 100 Gulden face value ensured limited everyday handling.